diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 3ba2382a5236..71264e41fa85 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -627,7 +627,9 @@ endif
 ifeq (${IS_64_BIT}, 1)
   ifndef NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32
     $(call feature_check,compile-32)
-    ifneq ($(feature-compile-32), 1)
+    ifeq ($(feature-compile-32), 1)
+      CFLAGS += -DHAVE_PERF_READ_VDSO32
+    else
       NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32 := 1
     endif
   endif
@@ -636,7 +638,9 @@ ifeq (${IS_64_BIT}, 1)
   endif
   ifndef NO_PERF_READ_VDSOX32
     $(call feature_check,compile-x32)
-    ifneq ($(feature-compile-x32), 1)
+    ifeq ($(feature-compile-x32), 1)
+      CFLAGS += -DHAVE_PERF_READ_VDSOX32
+    else
       NO_PERF_READ_VDSOX32 := 1
     endif
   endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/vdso.c b/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
index 69daef6a17d5..5c7dd796979d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
@@ -255,6 +255,16 @@ static int vdso__dso_findnew_compat(struct machine *machine,
 	enum dso_type dso_type;
 
 	dso_type = machine__thread_dso_type(machine, thread);
+
+#ifndef HAVE_PERF_READ_VDSO32
+	if (dso_type == DSO__TYPE_32BIT)
+		return 0;
+#endif
+#ifndef HAVE_PERF_READ_VDSOX32
+	if (dso_type == DSO__TYPE_X32BIT)
+		return 0;
+#endif
+
 	switch (dso_type) {
 	case DSO__TYPE_32BIT:
 		*dso = vdso__findnew_compat(machine, &vdso_info->vdso32);