diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index b9b1465..317dafe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -324,3 +324,40 @@
     endif
   endif
 endif
+
+ifdef NO_DEMANGLE
+	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_DEMANGLE
+else
+	ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE
+		EXTLIBS += -liberty
+		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE
+	else
+		FLAGS_BFD=$(ALL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) -DPACKAGE='perf' -lbfd
+		has_bfd := $(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_BFD),$(FLAGS_BFD),libbfd)
+		ifeq ($(has_bfd),y)
+			EXTLIBS += -lbfd
+		else
+			FLAGS_BFD_IBERTY=$(FLAGS_BFD) -liberty
+			has_bfd_iberty := $(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_BFD),$(FLAGS_BFD_IBERTY),liberty)
+			ifeq ($(has_bfd_iberty),y)
+				EXTLIBS += -lbfd -liberty
+			else
+				FLAGS_BFD_IBERTY_Z=$(FLAGS_BFD_IBERTY) -lz
+				has_bfd_iberty_z := $(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_BFD),$(FLAGS_BFD_IBERTY_Z),libz)
+				ifeq ($(has_bfd_iberty_z),y)
+					EXTLIBS += -lbfd -liberty -lz
+				else
+					FLAGS_CPLUS_DEMANGLE=$(ALL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) -liberty
+					has_cplus_demangle := $(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE),$(FLAGS_CPLUS_DEMANGLE),demangle)
+					ifeq ($(has_cplus_demangle),y)
+						EXTLIBS += -liberty
+						BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE
+					else
+						msg := $(warning No bfd.h/libbfd found, install binutils-dev[el]/zlib-static to gain symbol demangling)
+						BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_DEMANGLE
+					endif
+				endif
+			endif
+		endif
+	endif
+endif