diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index 5672f7d338..a90acd55ef 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ PERF_SRC ?= "Makefile \
              tools/perf \
              tools/scripts \
              scripts/ \
+             arch/arm64/tools \
              arch/${ARCH}/Makefile \
 "
 
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ python copy_perf_source_from_kernel() {
         src = oe.path.join(src_dir, s)
         dest = oe.path.join(dest_dir, s)
         if not os.path.exists(src):
-            bb.fatal("Path does not exist: %s. Maybe PERF_SRC does not match the kernel version." % src)
+            bb.warn("Path does not exist: %s. Maybe PERF_SRC lists more files than what your kernel version provides and needs." % src)
+            continue
         if os.path.isdir(src):
             oe.path.copyhardlinktree(src, dest)
         else: