diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 0f11d5891301..df4ad45599ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(feature-libbfd), 1)
-  EXTLIBS += -lbfd
+  EXTLIBS += -lbfd -lopcodes
 else
   # we are on a system that requires -liberty and (maybe) -lz
   # to link against -lbfd; test each case individually here
@@ -724,10 +724,10 @@ else
   $(call feature_check,libbfd-liberty-z)
 
   ifeq ($(feature-libbfd-liberty), 1)
-    EXTLIBS += -lbfd -liberty
+    EXTLIBS += -lbfd -lopcodes -liberty
   else
     ifeq ($(feature-libbfd-liberty-z), 1)
-      EXTLIBS += -lbfd -liberty -lz
+      EXTLIBS += -lbfd -lopcodes -liberty -lz
     endif
   endif
 endif