diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index a9281cca4114..e2729fcfaf30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ ifneq ($(shell sh -c "(echo '\#include <newt.h>'; echo 'int main(void) { newtIni
 else
 	# Fedora has /usr/include/slang/slang.h, but ubuntu /usr/include/slang.h
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -I/usr/include/slang
-	EXTLIBS += -lnewt
+	EXTLIBS += -lnewt -lslang
 	LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/newt.o
 endif