diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 6e48711..cdd6c03 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@
 	handle_options(&argv, &argc, NULL);
 	commit_pager_choice();
 	set_debugfs_path();
+	set_buildid_dir();
+
 	if (argc > 0) {
 		if (!prefixcmp(argv[0], "--"))
 			argv[0] += 2;