diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index d52972ca6123..e9f132aa5a09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,7 @@ static int syscall__alloc_arg_fmts(struct syscall *sc, int nr_args)
 }
 
 static struct syscall_arg_fmt syscall_arg_fmts__by_name[] = {
+	{ .name = "msr", .scnprintf = SCA_X86_MSR, }
 };
 
 static int syscall_arg_fmt__cmp(const void *name, const void *fmtp)