diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 3ac6b677bec..b86f2ad165a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
         ARCH := x86
 endif
 
+$(shell sh -c 'mkdir -p $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/' 2> /dev/null)
+
 # CFLAGS and LDFLAGS are for the users to override from the command line.
 
 #