diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
index 3a166ae..f2914f0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-report.txt
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@
 	Accumulate callchain of children to parent entry so that then can
 	show up in the output.  The output will have a new "Children" column
 	and will be sorted on the data.  It requires callchains are recorded.
-	See the `overhead calculation' section for more details.
+	See the `overhead calculation' section for more details. Enabled by
+	default, disable with --no-children.
 
 --max-stack::
 	Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything
diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
index 91d638d..e71d638 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-top.txt
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
 	show up in the output.  The output will have a new "Children" column
 	and will be sorted on the data.  It requires -g/--call-graph option
 	enabled.  See the `overhead calculation' section for more details.
+	Enabled by default, disable with --no-children.
 
 --max-stack::
 	Set the stack depth limit when parsing the callchain, anything