diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 90cfecf7913a9e083b4698dc788da3cb9958c568..77e7ae3ef1b40acf0cdaa9d8227252b9aef3676e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -841,10 +841,10 @@ $(OUTPUT)perf.o perf.spec \
 # over the general rule for .o
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/%-flex.o: $(OUTPUT)util/%-flex.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -Iutil/ -w $<
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c -Iutil/ $(ALL_CFLAGS) -w $<
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/%-bison.o: $(OUTPUT)util/%-bison.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DYYENABLE_NLS=0 -DYYLTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL=0 -Iutil/ -w $<
+	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c -Iutil/ $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DYYENABLE_NLS=0 -DYYLTYPE_IS_TRIVIAL=0 -w $<
 
 $(OUTPUT)%.o: %.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) $<