diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 50d875d970c4331f82dccfa35b6ebd980b1e3ea4..e96923310d5780e2fe62e45736b2511f43aa907d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ endif
 export PERL_PATH
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-flex.c: util/parse-events.l $(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-bison.c
-	$(QUIET_FLEX)$(FLEX) --header-file=$(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-flex.h $(PARSER_DEBUG_FLEX) -t util/parse-events.l > $(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-flex.c
+	$(QUIET_FLEX)$(FLEX) -o $@ --header-file=$(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-flex.h $(PARSER_DEBUG_FLEX) util/parse-events.l
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-bison.c: util/parse-events.y
 	$(QUIET_BISON)$(BISON) -v util/parse-events.y -d $(PARSER_DEBUG_BISON) -o $(OUTPUT)util/parse-events-bison.c -p parse_events_
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/pmu-flex.c: util/pmu.l $(OUTPUT)util/pmu-bison.c
-	$(QUIET_FLEX)$(FLEX) --header-file=$(OUTPUT)util/pmu-flex.h -t util/pmu.l > $(OUTPUT)util/pmu-flex.c
+	$(QUIET_FLEX)$(FLEX) -o $@ --header-file=$(OUTPUT)util/pmu-flex.h util/pmu.l
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/pmu-bison.c: util/pmu.y
 	$(QUIET_BISON)$(BISON) -v util/pmu.y -d -o $(OUTPUT)util/pmu-bison.c -p perf_pmu_