diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index a0ae2902f9c9..0f661fbce6a8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -85,21 +85,26 @@ int check_pager_config(const char *cmd)
 	return c.val;
 }
 
-static int tui_command_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
+static int browser_command_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 {
 	struct pager_config *c = data;
 	if (!prefixcmp(var, "tui.") && !strcmp(var + 4, c->cmd))
 		c->val = perf_config_bool(var, value);
+	if (!prefixcmp(var, "gtk.") && !strcmp(var + 4, c->cmd))
+		c->val = perf_config_bool(var, value) ? 2 : 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* returns 0 for "no tui", 1 for "use tui", and -1 for "not specified" */
-static int check_tui_config(const char *cmd)
+/*
+ * returns 0 for "no tui", 1 for "use tui", 2 for "use gtk",
+ * and -1 for "not specified"
+ */
+static int check_browser_config(const char *cmd)
 {
 	struct pager_config c;
 	c.cmd = cmd;
 	c.val = -1;
-	perf_config(tui_command_config, &c);
+	perf_config(browser_command_config, &c);
 	return c.val;
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 		prefix = NULL; /* setup_perf_directory(); */
 
 	if (use_browser == -1)
-		use_browser = check_tui_config(p->cmd);
+		use_browser = check_browser_config(p->cmd);
 
 	if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & RUN_SETUP)
 		use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);