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diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 124c344bb23..506c4797686 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -390,3 +390,55 @@ ifndef NO_LIBNUMA
 		EXTLIBS += -lnuma
 	endif
 endif
+
+# Among the variables below, these:
+#   perfexecdir
+#   template_dir
+#   mandir
+#   infodir
+#   htmldir
+#   ETC_PERFCONFIG (but not sysconfdir)
+# can be specified as a relative path some/where/else;
+# this is interpreted as relative to $(prefix) and "perf" at
+# runtime figures out where they are based on the path to the executable.
+# This can help installing the suite in a relocatable way.
+
+# Make the path relative to DESTDIR, not to prefix
+ifndef DESTDIR
+prefix = $(HOME)
+endif
+bindir_relative = bin
+bindir = $(prefix)/$(bindir_relative)
+mandir = share/man
+infodir = share/info
+perfexecdir = libexec/perf-core
+sharedir = $(prefix)/share
+template_dir = share/perf-core/templates
+htmldir = share/doc/perf-doc
+ifeq ($(prefix),/usr)
+sysconfdir = /etc
+ETC_PERFCONFIG = $(sysconfdir)/perfconfig
+else
+sysconfdir = $(prefix)/etc
+ETC_PERFCONFIG = etc/perfconfig
+endif
+lib = lib
+
+# Shell quote (do not use $(call) to accommodate ancient setups);
+ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(ETC_PERFCONFIG))
+DESTDIR_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(DESTDIR))
+bindir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(bindir))
+mandir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(mandir))
+infodir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(infodir))
+perfexecdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(perfexecdir))
+template_dir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(template_dir))
+htmldir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(htmldir))
+prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix))
+sysconfdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(sysconfdir))
+
+ifneq ($(filter /%,$(firstword $(perfexecdir))),)
+perfexec_instdir = $(perfexecdir)
+else
+perfexec_instdir = $(prefix)/$(perfexecdir)
+endif
+perfexec_instdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(perfexec_instdir))