diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index 65280d28662e..bfe1962da0df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+ifndef MK
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),)
+# no target specified, trigger the whole suite
+all:
+	@echo "Testing Makefile";      $(MAKE) -sf tests/make MK=Makefile
+	@echo "Testing Makefile.perf"; $(MAKE) -sf tests/make MK=Makefile.perf
+else
+# run only specific test over 'Makefile'
+%:
+	@echo "Testing Makefile";      $(MAKE) -sf tests/make MK=Makefile $@
+endif
+else
 PERF := .
-MK   := Makefile
 
 include config/Makefile.arch
 
@@ -57,7 +68,12 @@ make_minimal        += NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND=1 NO_AUXTRACE=1
 
 # $(run) contains all available tests
 run := make_pure
+# Targets 'clean all' can be run together only through top level
+# Makefile because we detect clean target in Makefile.perf and
+# disable features detection
+ifeq ($(MK),Makefile)
 run += make_clean_all
+endif
 run += make_python_perf_so
 run += make_debug
 run += make_no_libperl
@@ -226,13 +242,13 @@ tarpkg:
 	( eval $$cmd ) >> $@ 2>&1
 
 make_kernelsrc:
-	@echo " - make -C <kernelsrc> tools/perf"
+	@echo "- make -C <kernelsrc> tools/perf"
 	$(call clean); \
 	(make -C ../.. tools/perf) > $@ 2>&1 && \
 	test -x perf && rm -f $@ || (cat $@ ; false)
 
 make_kernelsrc_tools:
-	@echo " - make -C <kernelsrc>/tools perf"
+	@echo "- make -C <kernelsrc>/tools perf"
 	$(call clean); \
 	(make -C ../../tools perf) > $@ 2>&1 && \
 	test -x perf && rm -f $@ || (cat $@ ; false)
@@ -244,3 +260,4 @@ out: $(run_O)
 	@echo OK
 
 .PHONY: all $(run) $(run_O) tarpkg clean
+endif # ifndef MK