diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix
index dcb1c4e9dcc1..5e0b5850f015 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchpatch, kernel, elfutils, python2, python3, perl, newt, slang, asciidoc, xmlto, makeWrapper
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchpatch, kernel, elfutils, python2, python3, python3Packages, perl, newt, slang, asciidoc, xmlto, makeWrapper
 , docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45, libxslt, flex, bison, pkg-config, libunwind, binutils-unwrapped
 , libiberty, audit, libbfd, libbfd_2_38, libopcodes, libopcodes_2_38, openssl, systemtap, numactl
 , zlib
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ++ lib.optional withGtk gtk2
     ++ (if (lib.versionAtLeast kernel.version "4.19") then [ python3 ] else [ python2 ])
     ++ lib.optional withZstd zstd
-    ++ lib.optional withLibcap libcap;
+    ++ lib.optional withLibcap libcap
+    ++ lib.optional (lib.versionAtLeast kernel.version "6.0") python3Packages.setuptools;
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString [
     "-Wno-error=cpp"
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
-    patchShebangs scripts
+    patchShebangs scripts tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
   '';
 
   doCheck = false; # requires "sparse"