diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/3.6.11/linux-010-perf_crosscompiling.patch b/packages/linux/patches/3.6.11/linux-010-perf_crosscompiling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4a1c918b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux/patches/3.6.11/linux-010-perf_crosscompiling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur linux-3.6.11/tools/perf/Makefile linux-3.6.11.patch/tools/perf/Makefile
+--- linux-3.6.11/tools/perf/Makefile	2012-12-17 18:27:45.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-3.6.11.patch/tools/perf/Makefile	2013-03-06 16:30:43.107805512 +0100
+@@ -496,8 +496,6 @@
+ 		msg := $(warning newt not found, disables TUI support. Please install newt-devel or libnewt-dev);
+ 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_NEWT_SUPPORT
+ 	else
+-		# Fedora has /usr/include/slang/slang.h, but ubuntu /usr/include/slang.h
+-		BASIC_CFLAGS += -I/usr/include/slang
+ 		EXTLIBS += -lnewt -lslang
+ 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/setup.o
+ 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/browser.o
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/3.7.10/linux-010-perf_crosscompiling.patch b/packages/linux/patches/3.7.10/linux-010-perf_crosscompiling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f61031edc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/linux/patches/3.7.10/linux-010-perf_crosscompiling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur linux-3.7.10/tools/perf/Makefile linux-3.7.10.patch/tools/perf/Makefile
+--- linux-3.7.10/tools/perf/Makefile	2013-02-27 18:22:04.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-3.7.10.patch/tools/perf/Makefile	2013-03-06 16:36:15.633521884 +0100
+@@ -591,8 +591,6 @@
+ 	ifneq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_NEWT),$(FLAGS_NEWT)),y)
+ 		msg := $(warning newt not found, disables TUI support. Please install newt-devel or libnewt-dev);
+ 	else
+-		# Fedora has /usr/include/slang/slang.h, but ubuntu /usr/include/slang.h
+-		BASIC_CFLAGS += -I/usr/include/slang
+ 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNEWT_SUPPORT
+ 		EXTLIBS += -lnewt -lslang
+ 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/setup.o