diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index aee8a77..06b23e0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -204,8 +204,10 @@ kernel_do_install() {
 		rm -f $kerneldir/$entry
 	done
 
-	# Fix SLANG_INC for slang.h
-	sed -i 's#-I/usr/include/slang#-I=/usr/include/slang#g' $kerneldir/tools/perf/Makefile
+	if [ -f $kerneldir/tools/perf/Makefile ]; then
+		# Fix SLANG_INC for slang.h
+		sed -i 's#-I/usr/include/slang#-I=/usr/include/slang#g' $kerneldir/tools/perf/Makefile
+	fi
 }
 
 sysroot_stage_all_append() {