diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 58546e8af9fc..ef0dfffd99fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,9 @@ static const struct syscall_fmt syscall_fmts[] = {
 	  .arg = { [0] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FILENAME, /* name */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "uname", .alias = "newuname", },
 	{ .name	    = "unlinkat",
-	  .arg = { [0] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FDAT, /* dfd */ }, }, },
+	  .arg = { [0] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FDAT,	  /* dfd */ },
+		   [1] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FILENAME,	  /* pathname */ },
+		   [2] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FS_AT_FLAGS,  /* flags */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "utimensat",
 	  .arg = { [0] = { .scnprintf = SCA_FDAT, /* dirfd */ }, }, },
 	{ .name	    = "wait4",	    .errpid = true,