diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 0dfdaa9fa81e09905ea71e576bfa8761745d828b..577a5d2988fe8f64a8a6d39cf0d2ffacd8eea235 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ NO_SYSCALL_TABLE := 1
 # Additional ARCH settings for ppc
 ifeq ($(SRCARCH),powerpc)
   NO_PERF_REGS := 0
+  NO_SYSCALL_TABLE := 0
+  CFLAGS += -I$(OUTPUT)arch/powerpc/include/generated
   LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-ppc64
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c b/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c
index 303bdb84ab5aca4c4e46dcfffb14509f38b0a839..895122d638dd84394eadc603221b241707488221 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ static const char **syscalltbl_native = syscalltbl_x86_64;
 #include <asm/syscalls_64.c>
 const int syscalltbl_native_max_id = SYSCALLTBL_S390_64_MAX_ID;
 static const char **syscalltbl_native = syscalltbl_s390_64;
+#elif defined(__powerpc64__)
+#include <asm/syscalls_64.c>
+const int syscalltbl_native_max_id = SYSCALLTBL_POWERPC_64_MAX_ID;
+static const char **syscalltbl_native = syscalltbl_powerpc_64;
+#elif defined(__powerpc__)
+#include <asm/syscalls_32.c>
+const int syscalltbl_native_max_id = SYSCALLTBL_POWERPC_32_MAX_ID;
+static const char **syscalltbl_native = syscalltbl_powerpc_32;
 #endif
 
 struct syscall {