diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index fb0cd6f..8860c4c 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -398,13 +398,13 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # we build a up kernel on armv5tel. its used for qemu.
 %ifnarch armv5tel
 %define with_up 0
+%define with_perf 0
 %endif
 # we only build headers on the base arm arches
 # just like we used to only build them on i386 for x86
 %ifnarch armv5tel armv7hl
 %define with_headers 0
 %endif
-%define with_perf 0
 %endif
 
 %if %{nopatches}
@@ -2112,6 +2112,9 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Nov 01 2011 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> 3.1.0-8
+- allow building the perf rpm for ARM (rhbz 741325)
+
+* Tue Nov 01 2011 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> 3.1.0-8
 - Add another Sony laptop to the nonvs blacklist. (rhbz 641789)
 
 * Tue Nov  1 2011 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com> 3.1.0-7