diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 4292d7a..80d691a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 static int		force;
 static bool		hide_unresolved;
+static bool		dont_use_callchains;
 
 static int		show_threads;
 static struct perf_read_values	show_threads_values;
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@
 					" -g?\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
-	} else if (callchain_param.mode != CHAIN_NONE && !symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
+	} else if (!dont_use_callchains && callchain_param.mode != CHAIN_NONE &&
+		   !symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
 			symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
 			if (register_callchain_param(&callchain_param) < 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "Can't register callchain"
@@ -246,11 +248,19 @@
 
 static int
 parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt __used, const char *arg,
-		    int unset __used)
+		    int unset)
 {
 	char *tok;
 	char *endptr;
 
+	/*
+	 * --no-call-graph
+	 */
+	if (unset) {
+		dont_use_callchains = true;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
 
 	if (!arg)