diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 265ea876f00b..72ef3b395504 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -894,7 +894,8 @@ static struct syscall_fmt syscall_fmts[] = {
 	{ .name	    = "fchownat",
 	  .arg = { [0] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FDAT, /* fd */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "fcntl",
-	  .arg = { [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FCNTL_CMD, /* cmd */
+	  .arg = { [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FCNTL_CMD,  /* cmd */
+			   .strtoul   = STUL_STRARRAYS,
 			   .parm      = &strarrays__fcntl_cmds_arrays,
 			   .show_zero = true, },
 		   [2] = { .scnprintf =  SCA_FCNTL_ARG, /* arg */ }, }, },