diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c b/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c
index 2a805f1d6c8f..710fa03376e2 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/scx_central.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ restart:
 	assert(skel->rodata->nr_cpu_ids > 0);
 	assert(skel->rodata->nr_cpu_ids <= INT32_MAX);
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "s:c:pvh")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "s:c:vh")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 's':
 			skel->rodata->slice_ns = strtoull(optarg, NULL, 0) * 1000;