diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index bf1f021..718b476 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 	glibc				\
 	dwarf				\
 	libelf-mmap			\
+	libelf-getphdrnum		\
 	libnuma
 
 $(foreach test,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(test),$(test)))
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT
   endif
 
-  ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_ELF_GETPHDRNUM),$(FLAGS_LIBELF),-DHAVE_ELF_GETPHDRNUM_SUPPORT),y)
+  ifeq ($(feature-libelf-getphdrnum), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ELF_GETPHDRNUM_SUPPORT
   endif
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
   ifeq ($(feature-libelf-mmap), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT
-  endif # try-cc
+  endif
 endif # NO_LIBELF
 
 # There's only x86 (both 32 and 64) support for CFI unwind so far