diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 10d8cb2c5..c1ee3d7d0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ linux (4.5.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     (Closes: #822084)
   * linux-perf: Add build-time check for unversioned files that are likely to
     result in file conflicts
+  * linux-perf: Move tips.txt to /usr/share/doc/linux-perf-<version>
+    (Closes: #821741)
 
   [ Aurelien Jarno ]
   * [mips*] Emulate unaligned LDXC1 and SDXC1 instructions.
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/tools/perf/Makefile b/debian/rules.d/tools/perf/Makefile
index 5be6fa726..7eb5faf5d 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/debian/rules.d/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ MAKE_PERF := $(MAKE) O=$(CURDIR) prefix=/usr V=1 ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH_PERF) EXTRA_
 MAKE_PERF += NO_GTK2=1
 
 # Include version in all directory names
-MAKE_PERF += perfexecdir=lib/perf_$(VERSION)-core plugindir=/usr/lib/traceevent_$(VERSION)/plugins STRACE_GROUPS_DIR=share/perf_$(VERSION)-core/strace/groups
+MAKE_PERF += perfexecdir=lib/perf_$(VERSION)-core plugindir=/usr/lib/traceevent_$(VERSION)/plugins STRACE_GROUPS_DIR=share/perf_$(VERSION)-core/strace/groups tipdir=share/doc/linux-perf-$(VERSION)
 
 # perf can link against libbfd if available, but the result is
 # undistributable as they are licenced under GPL v2 and v3+