diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index d3318f99006c..f6d1a03c7523 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -907,8 +907,8 @@ bindir = $(abspath $(prefix)/$(bindir_relative))
 mandir = share/man
 infodir = share/info
 perfexecdir = libexec/perf-core
-perf_include_dir = lib/include/perf
-perf_examples_dir = lib/examples/perf
+perf_include_dir = lib/perf/include
+perf_examples_dir = lib/perf/examples
 sharedir = $(prefix)/share
 template_dir = share/perf-core/templates
 STRACE_GROUPS_DIR = share/perf-core/strace/groups