diff --git a/package/linux-tools/Config.in b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
index 6c1c1d7abe..732ac65a25 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PCI
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 	bool "perf"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS
 	help
 	  perf (sometimes "Perf Events" or perf tools, originally
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 
 	  https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/
 
+comment "perf needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF_TUI