diff --git a/package/linux-tools/Config.in b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
index 4916faa349..90b4825fee 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PCI
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 	bool "perf"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	help
 	  perf (sometimes "Perf Events" or perf tools, originally
 	  "Performance Counters for Linux") - is a performance