diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index b3d1b12a5081..5224ade3d5af 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -777,14 +777,12 @@ endif
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, libexec) \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'
 ifndef NO_LIBBPF
-	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, lib) \
-		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_include_instdir_SQ)/bpf'
-	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, include/bpf) \
-		$(INSTALL) include/bpf/*.h '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_include_instdir_SQ)/bpf'
-	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, lib) \
-		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_examples_instdir_SQ)/bpf'
-	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, examples/bpf) \
-		$(INSTALL) examples/bpf/*.c '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_examples_instdir_SQ)/bpf'
+	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, bpf-headers) \
+		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_include_instdir_SQ)/bpf'; \
+		$(INSTALL) include/bpf/*.h -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_include_instdir_SQ)/bpf'
+	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, bpf-examples) \
+		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_examples_instdir_SQ)/bpf'; \
+		$(INSTALL) examples/bpf/*.c -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perf_examples_instdir_SQ)/bpf'
 endif
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, perf-archive) \
 		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf-archive -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'