diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 094ddaee104c..d31fac19c30b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ ifndef DESTDIR
 prefix ?= $(HOME)
 endif
 bindir_relative = bin
-bindir = $(prefix)/$(bindir_relative)
+bindir = $(abspath $(prefix)/$(bindir_relative))
 mandir = share/man
 infodir = share/info
 perfexecdir = libexec/perf-core