diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index cb05f39..cd9f920 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #include "util/data.h"
 
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->kvm_events_cache[i]);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 static void clear_events_cache_stats(struct list_head *kvm_events_cache)
 {
 	struct list_head *head;
@@ -358,6 +361,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 static int kvm_events_hash_fn(u64 key)
 {
@@ -783,6 +787,7 @@
 		pr_info("\nLost events: %" PRIu64 "\n\n", kvm->lost_events);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 static int process_lost_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 			      union perf_event *event __maybe_unused,
 			      struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
@@ -793,6 +798,7 @@
 	kvm->lost_events++;
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static bool skip_sample(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 			struct perf_sample *sample)
@@ -872,6 +878,7 @@
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 /* keeping the max events to a modest level to keep
  * the processing of samples per mmap smooth.
  */
@@ -1213,6 +1220,7 @@
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int read_events(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
@@ -1379,6 +1387,7 @@
 	return kvm_events_report_vcpu(kvm);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 static struct perf_evlist *kvm_live_event_list(void)
 {
 	struct perf_evlist *evlist;
@@ -1566,6 +1575,7 @@
 
 	return err;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void print_kvm_stat_usage(void)
 {
@@ -1604,8 +1614,10 @@
 	if (!strncmp(argv[1], "rep", 3))
 		return kvm_events_report(&kvm, argc - 1 , argv + 1);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD_SUPPORT
 	if (!strncmp(argv[1], "live", 4))
 		return kvm_events_live(&kvm, argc - 1 , argv + 1);
+#endif
 
 perf_stat:
 	return cmd_stat(argc, argv, NULL);