diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf.nix
index 1936f6578b6..8090a7329ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 { lib, stdenv, kernel, elfutils, python, perl, newt, slang, asciidoc, xmlto, makeWrapper
 , docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45, libxslt, flex, bison, pkgconfig, libunwind, binutils
-, libiberty, libaudit, libbfd
-, zlib, withGtk ? false, gtk2 ? null }:
+, libiberty, libaudit, libbfd, openssl, systemtap, numactl
+, zlib, withGtk ? false, gtk2 ? null
+}:
 
 with lib;
 
@@ -17,14 +18,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     cd tools/perf
     sed -i s,/usr/include/elfutils,$elfutils/include/elfutils, Makefile
     [ -f bash_completion ] && sed -i 's,^have perf,_have perf,' bash_completion
-    export makeFlags="DESTDIR=$out $makeFlags"
+    export makeFlags="DESTDIR=$out WERROR=0 $makeFlags"
+    export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -DTIPDIR=\"$out/share/doc/perf-tip\""
   '';
 
   # perf refers both to newt and slang
   nativeBuildInputs = [ asciidoc xmlto docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxslt
       flex bison libiberty libaudit makeWrapper pkgconfig python perl ];
-  buildInputs = [ elfutils newt slang libunwind libbfd zlib ] ++
-    stdenv.lib.optional withGtk gtk2;
+  buildInputs =
+    [ elfutils newt slang libunwind libbfd zlib openssl systemtap.stapBuild numactl
+    ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional withGtk gtk2;
 
   # Note: we don't add elfutils to buildInputs, since it provides a
   # bad `ld' and other stuff.