diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index f27a8aad6a3f..6cac509212ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ static int report__config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 		rep->min_percent = strtof(value, NULL);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (!strcmp(var, "report.children")) {
+		symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = perf_config_bool(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	return perf_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }