diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 7a614f9..09e2ecc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	stackprotector			\
 	volatile-register-var		\
 	fortify-source			\
+	bionic				\
 	libnuma
 
 $(foreach test,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(test),$(test)))
@@ -150,12 +151,13 @@
 CFLAGS += -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 ifndef NO_BIONIC
-ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_BIONIC),$(CFLAGS),bionic),y)
-  BIONIC := 1
-  EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(EXTLIBS))
-  EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lpthread,$(EXTLIBS))
+  $(feature_check,bionic)
+  ifeq ($(feature-bionic), 1)
+    BIONIC := 1
+    EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(EXTLIBS))
+    EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lpthread,$(EXTLIBS))
+  endif
 endif
-endif # NO_BIONIC
 
 ifdef NO_LIBELF
   NO_DWARF := 1