diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index b28bb73..0797786 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -592,6 +592,9 @@
 
 ifdef NO_DEMANGLE
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_DEMANGLE
+else ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE
+	EXTLIBS += -liberty
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE
 else
 	has_bfd := $(shell sh -c "(echo '\#include <bfd.h>'; echo 'int main(void) { bfd_demangle(0, 0, 0); return 0; }') | $(CC) -x c - $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $(BITBUCKET) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) -lbfd "$(QUIET_STDERR)" && echo y")