4 files changed, 10 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/Build b/tools/perf/Build
index 31c4c555cc81..170e4563bb24 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/Build
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ perf-y += builtin-inject.o
 perf-y += builtin-mem.o
 
 perf-$(CONFIG_AUDIT) += builtin-trace.o
+perf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += builtin-probe.o
 
 perf-y += bench/
 perf-y += tests/
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 8951cd9809a2..0997e2b33c77 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -327,9 +327,6 @@ LIB_H += util/data.h
 LIB_H += util/kvm-stat.h
 LIB_H += util/thread-stack.h
 
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/symbol-elf.o
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/probe-event.o
-
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/setup.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/helpline.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/progress.o
@@ -337,8 +334,6 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/util.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/hist.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)ui/stdio/hist.o
 
-BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-probe.o
-
 PERFLIBS = $(LIB_FILE) $(LIBAPIKFS) $(LIBTRACEEVENT)
 
 # We choose to avoid "if .. else if .. else .. endif endif"
@@ -351,19 +346,7 @@ ifneq ($(OUTPUT),)
   CFLAGS += -I$(OUTPUT)
 endif
 
-ifdef NO_LIBELF
-# Remove ELF/DWARF dependent codes
-LIB_OBJS := $(filter-out $(OUTPUT)util/symbol-elf.o,$(LIB_OBJS))
-LIB_OBJS := $(filter-out $(OUTPUT)util/dwarf-aux.o,$(LIB_OBJS))
-LIB_OBJS := $(filter-out $(OUTPUT)util/probe-event.o,$(LIB_OBJS))
-LIB_OBJS := $(filter-out $(OUTPUT)util/probe-finder.o,$(LIB_OBJS))
-
-BUILTIN_OBJS := $(filter-out $(OUTPUT)builtin-probe.o,$(BUILTIN_OBJS))
-
-# Use minimal symbol handling
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/symbol-minimal.o
-
-else # NO_LIBELF
+ifndef NO_LIBELF
 ifndef NO_DWARF
   LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/probe-finder.o
   LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/dwarf-aux.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 5b89bb7b2d7d..79ee4ccce3dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ endif # NO_LIBELF
 ifndef NO_LIBELF
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
   EXTLIBS += -lelf
+  $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBELF)
 
   ifeq ($(feature-libelf-mmap), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index c107f309d29f..73a0411e2014 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ libperf-y += tsc.o
 libperf-y += cloexec.o
 libperf-y += thread-stack.o
 
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += symbol-elf.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += probe-event.o
+
+ifndef CONFIG_LIBELF
+libperf-y += symbol-minimal.o
+endif
+
 CFLAGS_config.o   += -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_exec_cmd.o += -DPERF_EXEC_PATH="BUILD_STR($(perfexecdir_SQ))" -DPREFIX="BUILD_STR($(prefix_SQ))"