diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 5ccf6d6adf361245a23bf14d12cb54a61ac04441..77e7f18c0bd04217ce33860c9339490b11378b23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ install-tools: all install-gtk
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, binaries) \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'; \
 		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'; \
-		$(LN) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/perf' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(dir_SQ)/trace'; \
+		$(LN) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/perf' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/trace'; \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(includedir_SQ)/perf'; \
 		$(INSTALL) util/perf_dlfilter.h -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(includedir_SQ)/perf'
 ifndef NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32