diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
index 30a05f5..f8e3d18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		   "file list", "file(s) to add"),
 	OPT_STRING('r', "remove", &remove_name_list_str, "file list",
 		    "file(s) to remove"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('v', "verbose", &verbose, "be more verbose"),
+	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose, "be more verbose"),
 	OPT_END()
 };