diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 940257b5774e..c16836611d22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
 endif
 ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
 	ARCH := x86
-	IS_X86_64 := $(shell echo __x86_64__ | ${CC} -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
+	IS_X86_64 := 0
+	ifeq (, $(findstring m32,$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)))
+		IS_X86_64 := $(shell echo __x86_64__ | ${CC} -E -xc - | tail -n 1)
+	endif
 	ifeq (${IS_X86_64}, 1)
 		RAW_ARCH := x86_64
 		ARCH_CFLAGS := -DARCH_X86_64