3 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index a2e0e1b200c3..68654281b973 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ FEATURE_TESTS =				\
         volatile-register-var           \
         fortify-source                  \
         bionic                          \
+        libelf                          \
         libnuma
 
 $(foreach test,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(test),$(test)))
@@ -164,8 +165,7 @@ ifdef NO_LIBELF
   NO_DEMANGLE := 1
   NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
 else
-  FLAGS_LIBELF=$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS)
-  ifneq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_LIBELF),$(FLAGS_LIBELF),libelf),y)
+  ifeq ($(feature-libelf), 0)
     FLAGS_GLIBC=$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
     ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_GLIBC),$(FLAGS_GLIBC),glibc),y)
       LIBC_SUPPORT := 1
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index 191df97a031d..789a38d21a34 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ FILES=					\
         test-volatile-register-var      \
         test-fortify-source             \
         test-bionic                     \
+        test-libelf                     \
         test-libnuma
 
 CC := $(CC) -MD
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ test-fortify-source:
 test-bionic:
         $(BUILD)
 
+test-libelf:
+        $(BUILD) -lelf
+
 test-libnuma:
         $(BUILD) -lnuma
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-libelf.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-libelf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a08f9717344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-libelf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <libelf.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+        Elf *elf = elf_begin(0, ELF_C_READ, 0);
+        return (long)elf;
+}