diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 84b422786949..a9458b9dd7b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ perfexecdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(perfexecdir))
 template_dir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(template_dir))
 htmldir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(htmldir))
 prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix))
+sysconfdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(sysconfdir))
 
 SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))
 
@@ -951,7 +952,8 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL) scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace/* -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/lib/Perf/Trace'
 	$(INSTALL) scripts/python/*.py -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)/scripts/python'
 	$(INSTALL) scripts/python/bin/* -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)/scripts/python/bin'
-	$(INSTALL) -m 755 bash_completion $(DESTDIR_SQ)/etc/bash_completion.d/perf
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(sysconfdir_SQ)/bash_completion.d'
+	$(INSTALL) bash_completion '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(sysconfdir_SQ)/bash_completion.d/perf'
 
 install-python_ext:
 	$(PYTHON_WORD) util/setup.py --quiet install --root='/$(DESTDIR_SQ)'