diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index b65eb050..3c0f3d4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,10 @@
 		"-m", "1024",
 		"-c", "1",
 	};
+	const char * const kvm_stat_record_usage[] = {
+		"perf kvm stat record [<options>]",
+		NULL
+	};
 	const char * const *events_tp;
 	events_tp_size = 0;
 
@@ -1159,6 +1163,27 @@
 	for (j = 1; j < (unsigned int)argc; j++, i++)
 		rec_argv[i] = argv[j];
 
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'e', "event", PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 0, "filter", PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'R', "raw-samples", PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN);
+
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'F', "freq", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 0, "group", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'g', NULL, PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 0, "call-graph", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'd', "data", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'T', "timestamp", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'P', "period", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'n', "no-samples", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'N', "no-buildid-cache", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'B', "no-buildid", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'G', "cgroup", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'b', "branch-any", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'j', "branch-filter", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 'W', "weight", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+	set_option_flag(record_options, 0, "transaction", PARSE_OPT_DISABLED);
+
+	record_usage = kvm_stat_record_usage;
 	return cmd_record(i, rec_argv, NULL);
 }