diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 72edf83d76b7..cffdd9cf3ebf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ ifndef NO_SDT
 endif
 
 ifdef PERF_HAVE_JITDUMP
-  ifndef NO_DWARF
+  ifndef NO_LIBELF
     $(call detected,CONFIG_JITDUMP)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_JITDUMP
   endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index eb60e613d795..1dc67efad634 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ libperf-y += demangle-rust.o
 ifdef CONFIG_JITDUMP
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += jitdump.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += genelf.o
-libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += genelf_debug.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += genelf_debug.o
 endif
 
 CFLAGS_config.o   += -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ))"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/genelf.c b/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
index 8a2995ea426f..30dece345b9f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <err.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_DWARF_SUPPORT
 #include <dwarf.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "perf.h"
 #include "genelf.h"
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ gen_build_id(struct buildid_note *note, unsigned long load_addr, const void *cod
 int
 jit_write_elf(int fd, uint64_t load_addr, const char *sym,
 	      const void *code, int csize,
-	      void *debug, int nr_debug_entries)
+	      void *debug __maybe_unused, int nr_debug_entries __maybe_unused)
 {
 	Elf *e;
 	Elf_Data *d;
@@ -390,11 +392,14 @@ jit_write_elf(int fd, uint64_t load_addr, const char *sym,
 	shdr->sh_size = sizeof(bnote);
 	shdr->sh_entsize = 0;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DWARF_SUPPORT
 	if (debug && nr_debug_entries) {
 		retval = jit_add_debug_info(e, load_addr, debug, nr_debug_entries);
 		if (retval)
 			goto error;
-	} else {
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
 		if (elf_update(e, ELF_C_WRITE) < 0) {
 			warnx("elf_update 4 failed");
 			goto error;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/genelf.h b/tools/perf/util/genelf.h
index 2fbeb59c4bdd..5c933ac71451 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/genelf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/genelf.h
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 /* genelf.c */
 int jit_write_elf(int fd, uint64_t code_addr, const char *sym,
 		  const void *code, int csize, void *debug, int nr_debug_entries);
+#ifdef HAVE_DWARF_SUPPORT
 /* genelf_debug.c */
 int jit_add_debug_info(Elf *e, uint64_t code_addr, void *debug, int nr_debug_entries);
+#endif
 
 #if   defined(__arm__)
 #define GEN_ELF_ARCH	EM_ARM