diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile b/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile
index 098cfb9ca8f0..db11478e30b4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ do-install-man: man
 #		$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(DOC_MAN5) $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir); \
 #		$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
 
-install-man: check-man-tools man
+install-man: check-man-tools man do-install-man
 
 ifdef missing_tools
   DO_INSTALL_MAN = $(warning Please install $(missing_tools) to have the man pages installed)