diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 3a0ff7fb71b6..64c043b7a438 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ check: $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h
 install-bin: all
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf-archive -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'
 ifndef NO_LIBPERL
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace'