diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index 62072822dc85..627b7cada144 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -1,34 +1,8 @@
 tools/perf
-tools/arch/alpha/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/s390/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/sh/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_32.h
-tools/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_64.h
-tools/arch/tile/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/required-features.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm_perf.h
-tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
-tools/arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S
-tools/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/kvm_perf.h
-tools/arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/sie.h
-tools/arch/xtensa/include/asm/barrier.h
+tools/arch
 tools/scripts
 tools/build
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h
-tools/arch/x86/include/asm/rmwcc.h
+tools/include
 tools/lib/traceevent
 tools/lib/api
 tools/lib/bpf
@@ -42,60 +16,3 @@ tools/lib/find_bit.c
 tools/lib/bitmap.c
 tools/lib/str_error_r.c
 tools/lib/vsprintf.c
-tools/include/asm/alternative-asm.h
-tools/include/asm/atomic.h
-tools/include/asm/barrier.h
-tools/include/asm/bug.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/atomic-gcc.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/arch_hweight.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/const_hweight.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/__ffs.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/__ffz.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/__fls.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/fls.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/hweight.h
-tools/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
-tools/include/linux/atomic.h
-tools/include/linux/bitops.h
-tools/include/linux/compiler.h
-tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
-tools/include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
-tools/include/linux/bug.h
-tools/include/linux/filter.h
-tools/include/linux/hash.h
-tools/include/linux/kernel.h
-tools/include/linux/list.h
-tools/include/linux/log2.h
-tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/fcntl.h
-tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/ioctls.h
-tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
-tools/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman.h
-tools/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
-tools/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf_common.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/mman.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/stat.h
-tools/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
-tools/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
-tools/include/linux/poison.h
-tools/include/linux/rbtree.h
-tools/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
-tools/include/linux/refcount.h
-tools/include/linux/string.h
-tools/include/linux/stringify.h
-tools/include/linux/types.h
-tools/include/linux/err.h
-tools/include/linux/bitmap.h
-tools/include/linux/time64.h
-tools/arch/*/include/uapi/asm/mman.h
-tools/arch/*/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h