diff --git a/debian.master/control.stub.in b/debian.master/control.stub.in
index 303fb5b01b79..ab80b3853f64 100644
--- a/debian.master/control.stub.in
+++ b/debian.master/control.stub.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  pkg-config <!stage1>,
  python3 <!stage1>,
  python3-dev <!stage1>,
+ python3-setuptools <!stage1>,
  flex <!stage1>,
  bison <!stage1>,
  libunwind8-dev [amd64 arm64 armhf ppc64el] <!stage1>,
diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/amd64.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/amd64.mk
index 5e2c7cb1182b..8ac9044a7dc0 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/amd64.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/amd64.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ do_tools_usbip  = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf   = true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool = true
 do_tools_x86	= true
 do_tools_hyperv	= true
diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/arm64.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/arm64.mk
index 3306ccfce186..3049c4f910df 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/arm64.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/arm64.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ do_tools_usbip  = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf   = true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool = true
 
 do_dtbs		= true
diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk
index 3a1303c4f12a..21127fecc233 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/armhf.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ do_tools_usbip  = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf	= true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool = true
 
 do_dtbs		= true
diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/ppc64el.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/ppc64el.mk
index 2ceed4eaba9d..e85cf3d5b71f 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/ppc64el.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/ppc64el.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ do_tools_usbip    = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf	  = true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool  = true
 
 #do_flavour_image_package = false
diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/riscv64.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/riscv64.mk
index a90e9b99f6f0..d8d518f967e9 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/riscv64.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/riscv64.mk
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ do_tools_usbip         = false
 do_tools_cpupower      = false
 do_tools_perf          = false
 do_tools_perf_jvmti    = false
+do_tools_perf_python = false
 do_tools_bpftool       = false
 do_dtbs                = false
diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/s390x.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/s390x.mk
index 27d3af23d1d0..5b1682c786e6 100644
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/s390x.mk
+++ b/debian.master/rules.d/s390x.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ do_tools_usbip    = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf     = true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool  = true
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 48298523431c..43eae8d5aaa8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ include $(DROOT)/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
 do_linux_tools=$(sort $(filter-out false,$(do_tools_usbip) $(do_tools_cpupower) $(do_tools_perf) $(do_tools_bpftool) $(do_tools_x86)))
 do_cloud_tools=$(sort $(filter-out false,$(do_tools_hyperv)))
 do_tools_perf_jvmti?=false
+do_tools_perf_python?=false
 
 # Indep tools packages may only be built for the main linux source package
 ifeq ($(src_pkg_name),linux)
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk b/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
index 928343e3f7e0..c01db7582f1d 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ printenv:
 	@echo " do_tools_host            = $(do_tools_host)"
 	@echo " do_tools_perf            = $(do_tools_perf)"
 	@echo " do_tools_perf_jvmti      = $(do_tools_perf_jvmti)"
+	@echo " do_tools_perf_python     = $(do_tools_perf_python)"
 	@echo " do_tools_usbip           = $(do_tools_usbip)"
 	@echo " do_tools_x86             = $(do_tools_x86)"
 	@echo "do_cloud_tools            = $(do_cloud_tools)"
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
index c03a76a391e8..0e9e389e57e3 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ ifeq ($(do_tools_perf),true)
 	cd $(builddirpa) && $(kmake) syncconfig
 	cd $(builddirpa) && $(kmake) prepare
 	cd $(builddirpa)/tools/perf && \
-		$(kmake) prefix=/usr NO_LIBTRACEEVENT=1 HAVE_NO_LIBBFD=1 HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT=1 CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) NO_LIBPYTHON=1 NO_LIBPERL=1 WERROR=0
+		$(kmake) prefix=/usr NO_LIBTRACEEVENT=1 HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT=1 CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) NO_LIBPERL=1 WERROR=0
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_bpftool),true)
 	mv $(builddirpa)/tools/bpf/bpftool/vmlinux $(builddirpa)/vmlinux
@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@ ifeq ($(do_tools_perf),true)
 ifeq ($(do_tools_perf_jvmti),true)
 	install -m755 $(builddirpa)/tools/perf/libperf-jvmti.so $(toolspkgdir)/usr/lib/$(src_pkg_name)-tools-$(abi_release)
 endif
+ifeq ($(do_tools_perf_python),true)
+	install -m755 $(builddirpa)/tools/perf/python/perf*.so $(toolspkgdir)/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
+endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(do_tools_bpftool),true)
 	install -m755 $(builddirpa)/tools/bpf/bpftool/bpftool $(toolspkgdir)/usr/lib/$(src_pkg_name)-tools-$(abi_release)