diff --git a/package/linux-tools/Config.in b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
index 90b4825fee..1c660f76f5 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ 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
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS
 	help
 	  perf (sometimes "Perf Events" or perf tools, originally
 	  "Performance Counters for Linux") - is a performance