diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
index c29c7fc93023..749cc6055dac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-annotate.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ OPTIONS
 --vmlinux=<file>::
         vmlinux pathname.
 
+--ignore-vmlinux::
+	Ignore vmlinux files.
+
 -m::
 --modules::
         Load module symbols. WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index fd5aac3fd949..51709a961496 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "tui", &annotate.use_tui, "Use the TUI interface"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "stdio", &annotate.use_stdio, "Use the stdio interface"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "stdio2", &annotate.use_stdio2, "Use the stdio interface"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ignore-vmlinux", &symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux,
+                    "don't load vmlinux even if found"),
 	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &symbol_conf.vmlinux_name,
 		   "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &symbol_conf.use_modules,