diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index 2ca0abf1b2b6090165a4ccdb091729da4e7a1c48..f641c35f2321485842557c52393ee96227a15513 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -106,10 +106,36 @@ test_make_python_perf_so := test -f $(PERF)/python/perf.so
 test_make_perf_o     := test -f $(PERF)/perf.o
 test_make_util_map_o := test -f $(PERF)/util/map.o
 
-test_make_install       := test -x $$TMP_DEST/bin/perf
-test_make_install_O     := $(test_make_install)
-test_make_install_bin   := $(test_make_install)
-test_make_install_bin_O := $(test_make_install)
+define test_dest_files
+  for file in $(1); do				\
+    if [ ! -x $$TMP_DEST/$$file ]; then		\
+      echo "  failed to find: $$file";		\
+    fi						\
+  done
+endef
+
+installed_files_bin := bin/perf
+installed_files_bin += etc/bash_completion.d/perf
+installed_files_bin += libexec/perf-core/perf-archive
+
+installed_files_plugins := lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_cfg80211.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_scsi.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_xen.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_function.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_sched_switch.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_mac80211.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kvm.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_kmem.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_hrtimer.so
+installed_files_plugins += lib64/traceevent/plugins/plugin_jbd2.so
+
+installed_files_all := $(installed_files_bin)
+installed_files_all += $(installed_files_plugins)
+
+test_make_install       := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_all))
+test_make_install_O     := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_all))
+test_make_install_bin   := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_bin))
+test_make_install_bin_O := $(call test_dest_files,$(installed_files_bin))
 
 # FIXME nothing gets installed
 test_make_install_man    := test -f $$TMP_DEST/share/man/man1/perf.1
@@ -162,7 +188,7 @@ $(run):
 	cmd="cd $(PERF) && make -f $(MK) DESTDIR=$$TMP_DEST $($@)"; \
 	echo "- $@: $$cmd" && echo $$cmd > $@ && \
 	( eval $$cmd ) >> $@ 2>&1; \
-	echo "  test: $(call test,$@)"; \
+	echo "  test: $(call test,$@)" >> $@ 2>&1; \
 	$(call test,$@) && \
 	rm -f $@ \
 	rm -rf $$TMP_DEST
@@ -174,7 +200,7 @@ $(run_O):
 	cmd="cd $(PERF) && make -f $(MK) O=$$TMP_O DESTDIR=$$TMP_DEST $($(patsubst %_O,%,$@))"; \
 	echo "- $@: $$cmd" && echo $$cmd > $@ && \
 	( eval $$cmd ) >> $@ 2>&1 && \
-	echo "  test: $(call test_O,$@)"; \
+	echo "  test: $(call test_O,$@)" >> $@ 2>&1; \
 	$(call test_O,$@) && \
 	rm -f $@ && \
 	rm -rf $$TMP_O \