diff --git a/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk b/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk
index 0bd0ed1a13..07c3514381 100644
--- a/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk
+++ b/linux/linux-tool-perf.mk
@@ -84,4 +84,5 @@ define PERF_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) $(PERF_MAKE_FLAGS) \
 		-C $(@D)/tools/perf O=$(@D)/tools/perf/ install
 	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/libexec/perf-core/scripts/
+	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/libexec/perf-core/tests/
 endef