diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 1f1361531f92..2badb08a0037 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
 
 RM      = rm -f
+LN      = ln -f
 MKDIR   = mkdir
 FIND    = find
 INSTALL = install
@@ -809,6 +810,7 @@ install-gtk:
 install-bin: all install-gtk
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
+	$(LN) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/perf' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/trace'
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf-archive -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'
 ifndef NO_LIBPERL
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 626577830264..8b38b4e80ec2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -481,7 +481,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 		fprintf(stderr, "cannot handle %s internally", cmd);
 		goto out;
 	}
-
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBAUDIT_SUPPORT
+	if (!prefixcmp(cmd, "trace")) {
+		set_buildid_dir();
+		setup_path();
+		argv[0] = "trace";
+		return cmd_trace(argc, argv, NULL);
+	}
+#endif
 	/* Look for flags.. */
 	argv++;
 	argc--;