diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 58924eb0f40b54af958bbfc13dc7606404b59153..a5bf3100f812f8fad04d30d4d43d1d75230ea1b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(FEATURES_DUMP),)
 FEATURE_DUMP_EXPORT := $(realpath $(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP)
 else
-FEATURE_DUMP_EXPORT := $(FEATURES_DUMP)
+FEATURE_DUMP_EXPORT := $(realpath $(FEATURES_DUMP))
 endif
 
 export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir DESTDIR