diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 5a3c452e8e77..ee21fa95ebcf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -65,10 +65,9 @@ ifndef NO_LIBELF
   ifdef LIBDW_DIR
     LIBDW_CFLAGS  := -I$(LIBDW_DIR)/include
     LIBDW_LDFLAGS := -L$(LIBDW_DIR)/lib
-
-    FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libdw-dwarf-unwind := $(LIBDW_CFLAGS)
-    FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libdw-dwarf-unwind := $(LIBDW_LDFLAGS) -ldw
   endif
+  FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libdw-dwarf-unwind := $(LIBDW_CFLAGS)
+  FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libdw-dwarf-unwind := $(LIBDW_LDFLAGS) -ldw
 endif
 
 # include ARCH specific config