diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 9e5a6e1a387d..33b1d9f8555f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -181,6 +181,35 @@ ifeq ($(filter-out $(NON_CONFIG_TARGETS),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 endif
 endif
 
+# The fixdep build - we force fixdep tool to be built as
+# the first target in the separate make session not to be
+# disturbed by any parallel make jobs. Once fixdep is done
+# we issue the requested build with FIXDEP=1 variable.
+#
+# The fixdep build is disabled for $(NON_CONFIG_TARGETS)
+# targets, because it's not necessary.
+
+ifdef FIXDEP
+  force_fixdep := 0
+else
+  force_fixdep := $(config)
+endif
+
+export srctree OUTPUT RM CC CXX LD AR CFLAGS CXXFLAGS V BISON FLEX AWK
+export HOSTCC HOSTLD HOSTAR
+
+include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
+
+ifeq ($(force_fixdep),1)
+goals := $(filter-out all sub-make, $(MAKECMDGOALS))
+
+$(goals) all: sub-make
+
+sub-make: fixdep
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) FIXDEP=1 -f Makefile.perf $(goals)
+
+else # force_fixdep
+
 # Set FEATURE_TESTS to 'all' so all possible feature checkers are executed.
 # Without this setting the output feature dump file misses some features, for
 # example, liberty. Select all checkers so we won't get an incomplete feature
@@ -365,10 +394,6 @@ strip: $(PROGRAMS) $(OUTPUT)perf
 
 PERF_IN := $(OUTPUT)perf-in.o
 
-export srctree OUTPUT RM CC CXX LD AR CFLAGS CXXFLAGS V BISON FLEX AWK
-export HOSTCC HOSTLD HOSTAR
-include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
-
 JEVENTS       := $(OUTPUT)pmu-events/jevents
 JEVENTS_IN    := $(OUTPUT)pmu-events/jevents-in.o
 
@@ -487,7 +512,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)perf: $(PERFLIBS) $(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_L
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS) \
 		$(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(GTK_IN): fixdep FORCE
+$(GTK_IN): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=gtk
 
 $(OUTPUT)libperf-gtk.so: $(GTK_IN) $(PERFLIBS)
@@ -536,7 +561,7 @@ endif
 __build-dir = $(subst $(OUTPUT),,$(dir $@))
 build-dir   = $(if $(__build-dir),$(__build-dir),.)
 
-prepare: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h fixdep archheaders
+prepare: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h archheaders
 
 $(OUTPUT)%.o: %.c prepare FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=$(build-dir) $@
@@ -586,7 +611,7 @@ $(patsubst perf-%,%.o,$(PROGRAMS)): $(wildcard */*.h)
 
 LIBPERF_IN := $(OUTPUT)libperf-in.o
 
-$(LIBPERF_IN): prepare fixdep FORCE
+$(LIBPERF_IN): prepare FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=libperf
 
 $(LIB_FILE): $(LIBPERF_IN)
@@ -594,10 +619,10 @@ $(LIB_FILE): $(LIBPERF_IN)
 
 LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS += plugin_dir=$(plugindir_SQ)
 
-$(LIBTRACEEVENT): fixdep FORCE
+$(LIBTRACEEVENT): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(TRACE_EVENT_DIR) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libtraceevent.a
 
-libtraceevent_plugins: fixdep FORCE
+libtraceevent_plugins: FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(TRACE_EVENT_DIR) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS) O=$(OUTPUT) plugins
 
 $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST): libtraceevent_plugins
@@ -610,21 +635,21 @@ $(LIBTRACEEVENT)-clean:
 install-traceevent-plugins: libtraceevent_plugins
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(TRACE_EVENT_DIR) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS) O=$(OUTPUT) install_plugins
 
-$(LIBAPI): fixdep FORCE
+$(LIBAPI): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libapi.a
 
 $(LIBAPI)-clean:
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libapi)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) clean >/dev/null
 
-$(LIBBPF): fixdep FORCE
+$(LIBBPF): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BPF_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libbpf.a FEATURES_DUMP=$(FEATURE_DUMP_EXPORT)
 
 $(LIBBPF)-clean:
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libbpf)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BPF_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) clean >/dev/null
 
-$(LIBSUBCMD): fixdep FORCE
+$(LIBSUBCMD): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(SUBCMD_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libsubcmd.a
 
 $(LIBSUBCMD)-clean:
@@ -832,3 +857,4 @@ FORCE:
 .PHONY: $(GIT-HEAD-PHONY) TAGS tags cscope FORCE prepare
 .PHONY: libtraceevent_plugins archheaders
 
+endif # force_fixdep