diff --git a/scripts/perf/vhost/fio_test.conf b/scripts/perf/vhost/fio_test.conf
index e1054e079..c480f1966 100644
--- a/scripts/perf/vhost/fio_test.conf
+++ b/scripts/perf/vhost/fio_test.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ group_reporting=1
 direct=1
 verify=0
 norandommap=1
-cpumask=1
-percentile_list=50:90:99:99.5:99.9:99.99:99.999
 
 [perf_test]
 stonewall
@@ -18,4 +16,5 @@ iodepth={iodepth}
 time_based=1
 ramp_time={ramptime}
 runtime={runtime}
+numjobs={numjobs}
 filename=
diff --git a/scripts/perf/vhost/run_vhost_test.py b/scripts/perf/vhost/run_vhost_test.py
index 78f9a03b7..6228a48e0 100644
--- a/scripts/perf/vhost/run_vhost_test.py
+++ b/scripts/perf/vhost/run_vhost_test.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ parser.add_argument('rw', default="randread", type=str,
                     help="RW param for FIO. Default: randread")
 parser.add_argument('-m', '--rwmixread', default="70", type=str,
                     help="Percentage of reads in read-write mode. Default: 70")
+parser.add_argument('-n', '--numjobs', default="1", type=str,
+                    help="Numjobs value for FIO job. Default: 1")
 parser.add_argument('-r', '--runtime', default="10", type=str,
                     help="Run time param for FIO (in seconds). Default: 10")
 parser.add_argument('-R', '--ramptime', default="10", type=str,