diff --git a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-arch/mkosi.conf b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-arch/mkosi.conf
index 7072d08afa6..7a57708f876 100644
--- a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-arch/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-arch/mkosi.conf
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Packages=
         openssh
         openssl
         pacman
+        perf
         pkgconf
         polkit
         procps-ng
diff --git a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.conf b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
index 6fbd507d0ae..f200409d6f1 100644
--- a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-centos-fedora/mkosi.conf
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Packages=
         openssh-server
         pam
         passwd
+        perf
         policycoreutils
         polkit
         procps-ng
diff --git a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-debian/mkosi.conf b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-debian/mkosi.conf
index c6b6155dda3..50dfa11db42 100644
--- a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-debian/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-debian/mkosi.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 
 [Match]
 Distribution=debian
+
+[Content]
+Packages=
+        linux-perf
diff --git a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.conf b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.conf
index 8c3a3d3cda5..c3422765823 100644
--- a/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi.images/system/mkosi.conf.d/10-opensuse/mkosi.conf
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Packages=
         openssh-server
         pam
         patterns-base-minimal_base
+        perf
         procps4
         psmisc
         python3-pefile