diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 76c84f0eec52..03cf947755b9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -291,8 +291,10 @@ else
       endif
     endif
     ifneq ($(feature-dwarf), 1)
-      msg := $(warning No libdw.h found or old libdw.h found or elfutils is older than 0.138, disables dwarf support. Please install new elfutils-devel/libdw-dev);
-      NO_DWARF := 1
+      ifndef NO_DWARF
+        msg := $(warning No libdw.h found or old libdw.h found or elfutils is older than 0.138, disables dwarf support. Please install new elfutils-devel/libdw-dev);
+        NO_DWARF := 1
+      endif
     else
       ifneq ($(feature-dwarf_getlocations), 1)
         msg := $(warning Old libdw.h, finding variables at given 'perf probe' point will not work, install elfutils-devel/libdw-dev >= 0.157);