diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 9dd2e8d3f3c9..8ee59ecb1411 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
 VPATH += $(OUTPUT)
 export VPATH
 # create symlink to the original source
-SOURCE := $(shell ln -sf $(srctree)/tools/perf $(OUTPUT)/source)
+SOURCE := $(shell ln -sfn $(srctree)/tools/perf $(OUTPUT)/source)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(V),1)