endif
 endif
 
-INC_FLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/perf/include
 INC_FLAGS += -I$(src-perf)/util/include
 INC_FLAGS += -I$(src-perf)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/include
 INC_FLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include/
 
 INC_FLAGS += -I$(src-perf)/util
 INC_FLAGS += -I$(src-perf)
-INC_FLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/lib/
 
 CORE_CFLAGS += -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 
 LIBTRACEEVENT = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)/libtraceevent.a
 export LIBTRACEEVENT
 LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST = $(LIBTRACEEVENT_PLUGINS_OUTPUT)/libtraceevent-dynamic-list
+CFLAGS += -I$(LIBTRACEEVENT_OUTPUT)/include
 
 #
 # The static build has no dynsym table, so this does not work for
 LIBAPI_INCLUDE = $(LIBAPI_DESTDIR)/include
 LIBAPI = $(LIBAPI_OUTPUT)/libapi.a
 export LIBAPI
+CFLAGS += -I$(LIBAPI_OUTPUT)/include
 
 ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
   LIBBPF_OUTPUT = $(abspath $(OUTPUT))/libbpf
 LIBBPF_DESTDIR = $(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)
 LIBBPF_INCLUDE = $(LIBBPF_DESTDIR)/include
 LIBBPF = $(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)/libbpf.a
+CFLAGS += -I$(LIBBPF_OUTPUT)/include
 
 ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
   LIBSUBCMD_OUTPUT = $(abspath $(OUTPUT))/libsubcmd
 LIBSUBCMD_DESTDIR = $(LIBSUBCMD_OUTPUT)
 LIBSUBCMD_INCLUDE = $(LIBSUBCMD_DESTDIR)/include
 LIBSUBCMD = $(LIBSUBCMD_OUTPUT)/libsubcmd.a
+CFLAGS += -I$(LIBSUBCMD_OUTPUT)/include
 
 ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
   LIBSYMBOL_OUTPUT = $(abspath $(OUTPUT))/libsymbol
 LIBSYMBOL_DESTDIR = $(LIBSYMBOL_OUTPUT)
 LIBSYMBOL_INCLUDE = $(LIBSYMBOL_DESTDIR)/include
 LIBSYMBOL = $(LIBSYMBOL_OUTPUT)/libsymbol.a
+CFLAGS += -I$(LIBSYMBOL_OUTPUT)/include
 
 ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
   LIBPERF_OUTPUT = $(abspath $(OUTPUT))/libperf
 LIBPERF_INCLUDE = $(LIBPERF_DESTDIR)/include
 LIBPERF = $(LIBPERF_OUTPUT)/libperf.a
 export LIBPERF
+CFLAGS += -I$(LIBPERF_OUTPUT)/include
 
 # python extension build directories
 PYTHON_EXTBUILD     := $(OUTPUT)python_ext_build/
 $(PERF_IN): prepare FORCE
        $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=perf
 
-$(PMU_EVENTS_IN): FORCE
+$(PMU_EVENTS_IN): FORCE prepare
        $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=pmu-events obj=pmu-events
 
 $(OUTPUT)perf: $(PERFLIBS) $(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST)
        $(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_DYNAMIC_LIST_LDFLAGS) \
                $(PERF_IN) $(PMU_EVENTS_IN) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
-$(GTK_IN): FORCE
+$(GTK_IN): FORCE prepare
        $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=gtk
 
 $(OUTPUT)libperf-gtk.so: $(GTK_IN) $(PERFLIBS)
        $(rename_flags_array) \
        $(arch_errno_name_array) \
        $(sync_file_range_arrays) \
+       $(LIBAPI) \
+       $(LIBBPF) \
+       $(LIBPERF) \
+       $(LIBSUBCMD) \
+       $(LIBSYMBOL) \
+       $(LIBTRACEEVENT) \
        bpf-skel
 
 $(OUTPUT)%.o: %.c prepare FORCE