diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 4258300..76543a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
 static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	const char *record_args[] = {
-		"record", "-R", "-f", "-m", "1024", "-c", "1",
+		"record", "-R", "-m", "1024", "-c", "1",
 	};
 	unsigned int rec_argc, i, j;
 	const char **rec_argv;