diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c b/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c
index 1e6e777..b9a56fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-bench.c
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@
 
 /* Output/formatting style, exported to benchmark modules: */
 int bench_format = BENCH_FORMAT_DEFAULT;
+unsigned int bench_repeat = 10; /* default number of times to repeat the run */
 
 static const struct option bench_options[] = {
 	OPT_STRING('f', "format", &bench_format_str, "default", "Specify format style"),
+	OPT_UINTEGER('r', "repeat",  &bench_repeat,   "Specify amount of times to repeat the run"),
 	OPT_END()
 };
 
@@ -226,6 +228,11 @@
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	if (bench_repeat == 0) {
+		printf("Invalid repeat option: Must specify a positive value\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
 	if (argc < 1) {
 		print_usage();
 		goto end;