diff --git i/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile w/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile
index ac841bc5c35b..52e3c48f3285 100644
--- i/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile
+++ w/tools/perf/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -194,14 +194,16 @@ ifdef missing_tools
 	$(error "You need to install $(missing_tools) for man pages")
 endif
 
-do-install-man: man
+do-install-man: $(addprefix install-man-,$(_DOC_MAN1))
+
+install-man-perf.1: $(OUTPUT)perf.1
+	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)
+	sed -e 's/"PERF"/"PERF_$(VERSION)"/' -e 's/fBperf-/fBperf_$(VERSION)-/g' $^ > $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/perf_$(VERSION).1
+
+install-man-perf%.1: $(OUTPUT)perf%.1
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, Documentation-man) \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir); \
-#		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir); \
-#		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir); \
-		$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(DOC_MAN1) $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir); \
-#		$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(DOC_MAN5) $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir); \
-#		$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
+		sed -e 's/"PERF\\-/"PERF_$(VERSION)\\-/' -e 's/fBperf-/fBperf_$(VERSION)-/g' $^ > $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/perf_$(VERSION)$*.1
 
 install-man: check-man-tools man do-install-man
 
diff --git i/tools/perf/Makefile.perf w/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index e8c9f77e9010..9026667ba8cc 100644
--- i/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ w/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ install-python_ext:
 
 # 'make install-doc' should call 'make -C Documentation install'
 $(INSTALL_DOC_TARGETS):
-	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) $(@:-doc=)
+	$(QUIET_SUBDIR0)Documentation $(QUIET_SUBDIR1) $(@:-doc=) VERSION=$(VERSION)
 
 ### Cleaning rules