diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
index 9ca348e..5838e2d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __PERF_PARSE_OPTIONS_H
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 enum parse_opt_type {
 	/* special types */
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
 #define OPT_ARGUMENT(l, h)          { .type = OPTION_ARGUMENT, .long_name = (l), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_GROUP(h)                { .type = OPTION_GROUP, .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_BIT(s, l, v, h, b)      { .type = OPTION_BIT, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (b) }
-#define OPT_BOOLEAN(s, l, v, h)     { .type = OPTION_BOOLEAN, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
+#define OPT_BOOLEAN(s, l, v, h)     { .type = OPTION_BOOLEAN, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, bool *), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_INCR(s, l, v, h)        { .type = OPTION_INCR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_SET_INT(s, l, v, h, i)  { .type = OPTION_SET_INT, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (i) }
 #define OPT_SET_PTR(s, l, v, h, p)  { .type = OPTION_SET_PTR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (p) }