diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 9ef6b33..f99a392 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@
   ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
     LIB_H += arch/x86/include/perf_regs.h
   endif
+  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/perf_regs.o
 endif
 
 ifndef NO_LIBNUMA