3 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 861379ec7632..f7d11a811c74 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -329,8 +329,14 @@ ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
     msg := $(warning No libunwind found, disabling post unwind support. Please install libunwind-dev[el] >= 1.1);
     NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
   else
-    ifneq ($(feature-libunwind-debug-frame), 1)
-      msg := $(warning No debug_frame support found in libunwind);
+    ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
+      $(call feature_check,libunwind-debug-frame)
+      ifneq ($(feature-libunwind-debug-frame), 1)
+        msg := $(warning No debug_frame support found in libunwind);
+        CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBUNWIND_DEBUG_FRAME
+      endif
+    else
+      # non-ARM has no dwarf_find_debug_frame() function:
       CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBUNWIND_DEBUG_FRAME
     endif
   endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index e8e195f49a4e..87e790017c69 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ test-libnuma:
 test-libunwind:
         $(BUILD) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS) -lelf
 
+test-libunwind-debug-frame:
+        $(BUILD) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS) -lelf
+
 test-libaudit:
         $(BUILD) -laudit
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c
index 799865b60772..59e7a705e146 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-all.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 # include "test-libunwind.c"
 #undef main
 
-#define main main_test_libunwind_debug_frame
-# include "test-libunwind-debug-frame.c"
-#undef main
-
 #define main main_test_libaudit
 # include "test-libaudit.c"
 #undef main