diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index e9ec531131ca80..4db68aec9913bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -704,9 +704,9 @@ install-tests: all install-gtk
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)/tests/attr'; \
 		$(INSTALL) tests/attr/* '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)/tests/attr'
 
-install-bin: install-tools install-tests
+install-bin: install-tools install-tests install-traceevent-plugins
 
-install: install-bin try-install-man install-traceevent-plugins
+install: install-bin try-install-man
 
 install-python_ext:
 	$(PYTHON_WORD) util/setup.py --quiet install --root='/$(DESTDIR_SQ)'