diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
index b0241e2..cbf0149 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-options.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
  *   OPTION_{BIT,SET_UINT,SET_PTR} store the {mask,integer,pointer} to put in
  *   the value when met.
  *   CALLBACKS can use it like they want.
+ *
+ * `set`::
+ *   whether an option was set by the user
  */
 struct option {
 	enum parse_opt_type type;
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@
 	int flags;
 	parse_opt_cb *callback;
 	intptr_t defval;
+	bool *set;
 };
 
 #define check_vtype(v, type) ( BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(!__builtin_types_compatible_p(typeof(v), type)) + v )
@@ -103,6 +107,10 @@
 #define OPT_GROUP(h)                { .type = OPTION_GROUP, .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_BIT(s, l, v, h, b)      { .type = OPTION_BIT, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, int *), .help = (h), .defval = (b) }
 #define OPT_BOOLEAN(s, l, v, h)     { .type = OPTION_BOOLEAN, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, bool *), .help = (h) }
+#define OPT_BOOLEAN_SET(s, l, v, os, h) \
+	{ .type = OPTION_BOOLEAN, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), \
+	.value = check_vtype(v, bool *), .help = (h), \
+	.set = check_vtype(os, bool *)}
 #define OPT_INCR(s, l, v, h)        { .type = OPTION_INCR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, int *), .help = (h) }
 #define OPT_SET_UINT(s, l, v, h, i)  { .type = OPTION_SET_UINT, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = check_vtype(v, unsigned int *), .help = (h), .defval = (i) }
 #define OPT_SET_PTR(s, l, v, h, p)  { .type = OPTION_SET_PTR, .short_name = (s), .long_name = (l), .value = (v), .help = (h), .defval = (p) }