diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index f641c35f2321..e341088de8f3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 PERF := .
 MK   := Makefile
 
+include config/Makefile.arch
+
+# FIXME looks like x86 is the only arch running tests ;-)
+# we need some IS_(32/64) flag to make this generic
+ifeq ($(IS_X86_64),1)
+lib = lib64
+else
+lib = lib
+endif
+
 has = $(shell which $1 2>/dev/null)
 
 # standard single make variable specified
@@ -118,16 +128,16 @@ installed_files_bin := bin/perf
 installed_files_bin += etc/bash_completion.d/perf
 installed_files_bin += libexec/perf-core/perf-archive
 
-installed_files_plugins := lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_cfg80211.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_scsi.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_xen.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_function.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_sched_switch.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_mac80211.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kvm.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kmem.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_hrtimer.so
-installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_jbd2.so
+installed_files_plugins := $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_cfg80211.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_scsi.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_xen.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_function.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_sched_switch.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_mac80211.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kvm.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kmem.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_hrtimer.so
+installed_files_plugins += $(lib)/traceevent/plugins/plugin_jbd2.so
 
 installed_files_all := $(installed_files_bin)
 installed_files_all += $(installed_files_plugins)