diff --git a/debian/build/tools/Makefile b/debian/build/tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..561fc1f61f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/build/tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+SUBDIRS = \
+	perf
+
+include ../Makefile.inc
diff --git a/debian/build/tools/perf/Makefile b/debian/build/tools/perf/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc5dfe53bbb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/build/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+OUTDIR = tools/perf
+
+include ../../Makefile.inc
+
+all:
+	-mkdir out
+	make -C $(top_srcdir)/tools/perf O=$(CURDIR)/out
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf out