diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index c66af4c825fd..24581941e912 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ endif
 __build-dir = $(subst $(OUTPUT),,$(dir $@))
 build-dir   = $(or $(__build-dir),.)
 
-prepare: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE archheaders \
+prepare: $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE \
 	arm64-sysreg-defs \
 	$(LIBAPI) \
 	$(LIBPERF) \
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ FORCE:
 .PHONY: all install clean config-clean strip install-gtk
 .PHONY: shell_compatibility_test please_set_SHELL_PATH_to_a_more_modern_shell
 .PHONY: .FORCE-PERF-VERSION-FILE TAGS tags cscope FORCE prepare
-.PHONY: archheaders python_perf_target
+.PHONY: python_perf_target
 
 endif # force_fixdep