diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index fb85661..4935c09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	struct perf_probe_event events[MAX_PROBES];
 	struct strlist *dellist;
 	struct line_range line_range;
-	const char *target_module;
+	const char *target;
 	int max_probe_points;
 	struct strfilter *filter;
 } params;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 		   "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
 	OPT_STRING('s', "source", &symbol_conf.source_prefix,
 		   "directory", "path to kernel source"),
-	OPT_STRING('m', "module", &params.target_module,
+	OPT_STRING('m', "module", &params.target,
 		   "modname|path",
 		   "target module name (for online) or path (for offline)"),
 #endif
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
 		if (!params.filter)
 			params.filter = strfilter__new(DEFAULT_FUNC_FILTER,
 						       NULL);
-		ret = show_available_funcs(params.target_module,
+		ret = show_available_funcs(params.target,
 					   params.filter);
 		strfilter__delete(params.filter);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 			usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
 		}
 
-		ret = show_line_range(&params.line_range, params.target_module);
+		ret = show_line_range(&params.line_range, params.target);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			pr_err("  Error: Failed to show lines. (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 
 		ret = show_available_vars(params.events, params.nevents,
 					  params.max_probe_points,
-					  params.target_module,
+					  params.target,
 					  params.filter,
 					  params.show_ext_vars);
 		strfilter__delete(params.filter);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 	if (params.nevents) {
 		ret = add_perf_probe_events(params.events, params.nevents,
 					    params.max_probe_points,
-					    params.target_module,
+					    params.target,
 					    params.force_add);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			pr_err("  Error: Failed to add events. (%d)\n", ret);