diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/README b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/README
index adb99aa3a7b..9a970763079 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/README
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/README
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ INSTALLATION
 Building perf with perf trace Perl scripting should install this
 module in the right place.
 
-You should make sure libperl is installed first e.g. apt-get install
-libperl-dev.
+You should make sure libperl and ExtUtils/Embed.pm are installed first
+e.g. apt-get install libperl-dev or yum install perl-ExtUtils-Embed.
 
 DEPENDENCIES
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
index 2e1cc3c11c7..51e833fd58c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -577,7 +577,9 @@ struct scripting_ops perl_scripting_ops = {
 void setup_perl_scripting(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Perl scripting not supported."
-		"  Install libperl-dev[el] and rebuild perf to get it.\n");
+		"  Install libperl and rebuild perf to enable it.  e.g. "
+		"apt-get install libperl-dev (ubuntu), yum install "
+		"perl-ExtUtils-Embed (Fedora), etc.\n");
 }
 #else
 void setup_perl_scripting(void)