diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
index 744dd35205847a97c75315c30dfd9f3e28e00af3..58e1ec1654ef451f9c6c738181cd3711f5416484 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-list.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int cmd_list(int argc, const char **argv)
 	setup_pager();
 
 	if (!raw_dump && pager_in_use())
-		printf("\nList of pre-defined events (to be used in -e):\n\n");
+		printf("\nList of pre-defined events (to be used in -e or -M):\n\n");
 
 	if (hybrid_type) {
 		pmu_name = perf_pmu__hybrid_type_to_pmu(hybrid_type);