diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index a333a9a..bea461b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -4812,7 +4812,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 			"per thread proc mmap processing timeout in ms"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('G', "cgroup", &trace, "name", "monitor event in cgroup name only",
 		     trace__parse_cgroups),
-	OPT_UINTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
+	OPT_INTEGER('D', "delay", &trace.opts.initial_delay,
 		     "ms to wait before starting measurement after program "
 		     "start"),
 	OPTS_EVSWITCH(&trace.evswitch),