--- tools/perf/config/utilities.mak.orig	2013-03-20 03:17:41.000000000 +0000
+++ tools/perf/config/utilities.mak	2013-03-21 03:30:04.156548338 +0000
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 # Usage: absolute-executable-path-or-empty = $(call get-executable-or-default,variable,default)
 #
 define get-executable-or-default
-$(if $($(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$($(1)),$(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$(2),$(1)))
+$(if $($(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$($(1)),$(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$(2)))
 endef
 _ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(_gea_warn)$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
 _gea_warn = $(warning The path '$(1)' is not executable.)