diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
index 60e5900da483..c00a76fcb8d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-trace.txt
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ OPTIONS
 --list=::
         Display a list of available trace scripts.
 
--s::
+-s ['lang']::
 --script=::
         Process trace data with the given script ([lang]:script[.ext]).
+	If the string 'lang' is specified in place of a script name, a
+        list of supported languages will be displayed instead.
 
 -g::
 --gen-script=::
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 0b65779e3c10..d5d20c34e221 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ static int parse_scriptname(const struct option *opt __used,
 	const char *script, *ext;
 	int len;
 
-	if (strcmp(str, "list") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(str, "lang") == 0) {
 		list_available_languages();
-		return 0;
+		exit(0);
 	}
 
 	script = strchr(str, ':');