1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 431798a4110d..78f7b920e548 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -481,14 +481,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
                 fprintf(stderr, "cannot handle %s internally", cmd);
                 goto out;
         }
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBAUDIT_SUPPORT
         if (!prefixcmp(cmd, "trace")) {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBAUDIT_SUPPORT
                 set_buildid_dir();
                 setup_path();
                 argv[0] = "trace";
                 return cmd_trace(argc, argv, NULL);
-        }
+#else
+                fprintf(stderr,
+                        "trace command not available: missing audit-libs devel package at build time.\n");
+                goto out;
 #endif
+        }
         /* Look for flags.. */
         argv++;
         argc--;