diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index fb4e3ac668..51f5597eb9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE += "\
 "
 
 PERF_SRC ?= "Makefile \
+             include \
              tools/arch \
              tools/build \
              tools/include \