diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/tools/perf/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
index 356b23a40339..2b62ba1e72b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ ifdef::backend-docbook[]
 [header]
 template::[header-declarations]
 <refentry>
+ifdef::perf_date[]
+<refentryinfo><date>{perf_date}</date></refentryinfo>
+endif::perf_date[]
 <refmeta>
 <refentrytitle>{mantitle}</refentrytitle>
 <manvolnum>{manvolnum}</manvolnum>