diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 383a98d992ed..ddde2b54af57 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -434,7 +434,8 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 
 --inline::
 	If a callgraph address belongs to an inlined function, the inline stack
-	will be printed. Each entry is function name or file/line.
+	will be printed. Each entry is function name or file/line. Enabled by
+	default, disable with --no-inline.
 
 include::callchain-overhead-calculation.txt[]
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
index bcc1ba35a2d8..25e677344728 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-script.txt
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ include::itrace.txt[]
 
 --inline::
 	If a callgraph address belongs to an inlined function, the inline stack
-	will be printed. Each entry has function name and file/line.
+	will be printed. Each entry has function name and file/line. Enabled by
+	default, disable with --no-inline.
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 066e38aa4063..ce6993bebf8c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct symbol_conf symbol_conf = {
 	.show_hist_headers	= true,
 	.symfs			= "",
 	.event_group		= true,
+	.inline_name		= true,
 };
 
 static enum dso_binary_type binary_type_symtab[] = {