diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 22956a85e4c6..8c1350c591f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ $(LIBJVMTI_IN): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=jvmti obj=jvmti
 
 $(OUTPUT)$(LIBJVMTI): $(LIBJVMTI_IN)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(LIBJVMTI) -o $@ $<
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -shared -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(LIBJVMTI) -o $@ $<
 endif
 
 $(patsubst perf-%,%.o,$(PROGRAMS)): $(wildcard */*.h)