diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index ad47bd4c50ef..c7e14d0145f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ static const char * const probe_usage[] = {
 	"perf probe [<options>] --add 'PROBEDEF' [--add 'PROBEDEF' ...]",
 	"perf probe [<options>] --del '[GROUP:]EVENT' ...",
 	"perf probe --list",
+#ifndef NO_LIBDWARF
 	"perf probe --line 'LINEDESC'",
+#endif
 	NULL
 };