diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index dc85392a5ac7..35af0dc8ccb4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ OPTIONS
 --dump-raw-trace::
         Dump raw trace in ASCII.
 
--g [type,min,order]::
+-g [type,min[,limit],order]::
 --call-graph::
-        Display call chains using type, min percent threshold and order.
+        Display call chains using type, min percent threshold, optional print
+	limit and order.
 	type can be either:
 	- flat: single column, linear exposure of call chains.
 	- graph: use a graph tree, displaying absolute overhead rates.
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index ece7c5d3f504..b2654c9fb5c6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ parse_callchain_opt(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 		goto setup;
 
 	if (tok2[0] != 'c') {
-		callchain_param.print_limit = strtod(tok2, &endptr);
+		callchain_param.print_limit = strtoul(tok2, &endptr, 0);
 		tok2 = strtok(NULL, ",");
 		if (!tok2)
 			goto setup;
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 		   "regex filter to identify parent, see: '--sort parent'"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('x', "exclude-other", &symbol_conf.exclude_other,
 		    "Only display entries with parent-match"),
-	OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT('g', "call-graph", &report, "output_type,min_percent, call_order",
-		     "Display callchains using output_type (graph, flat, fractal, or none) , min percent threshold and callchain order. "
+	OPT_CALLBACK_DEFAULT('g', "call-graph", &report, "output_type,min_percent[,print_limit],call_order",
+		     "Display callchains using output_type (graph, flat, fractal, or none) , min percent threshold, optional print limit and callchain order. "
 		     "Default: fractal,0.5,callee", &parse_callchain_opt, callchain_default_opt),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('G', "inverted", &report.inverted_callchain,
 		    "alias for inverted call graph"),