diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
index 636e3ddb93a1..919b71780710 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(check_feat),1)
+ifeq ($(FEATURES_DUMP),)
 include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.feature
+else
+include $(FEATURES_DUMP)
+endif
 endif
 
 export prefix libdir src obj
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 569fcf022531..404e3b1c4e31 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ $(LIBAPI)-clean:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) clean >/dev/null
 
 $(LIBBPF): fixdep FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BPF_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libbpf.a
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BPF_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libbpf.a FEATURES_DUMP=$(realpath $(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP)
 
 $(LIBBPF)-clean:
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libbpf)