diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index a4abdaf56401..2a7547673c6b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-PERF-VERSION-FILE
 CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
 AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
 
+RM      = rm -f
+MKDIR   = mkdir
+FIND    = find
+INSTALL = install
+FLEX    = flex
+BISON   = bison
+STRIP  ?= strip
+
 # include config/Makefile by default and rule out
 # non-config cases
 config := 1
@@ -100,7 +108,6 @@ CFLAGS = -fno-omit-frame-pointer -ggdb3 -funwind-tables -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu99
 EXTLIBS = -lpthread -lrt -lelf -lm
 ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE
 ALL_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS)
-STRIP ?= strip
 
 # Among the variables below, these:
 #   perfexecdir
@@ -137,13 +144,6 @@ lib = lib
 
 export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir
 
-RM = rm -f
-MKDIR = mkdir
-FIND = find
-INSTALL = install
-FLEX = flex
-BISON= bison
-
 # sparse is architecture-neutral, which means that we need to tell it
 # explicitly what architecture to check for. Fix this up for yours..
 SPARSE_FLAGS = -D__BIG_ENDIAN__ -D__powerpc__
@@ -152,14 +152,6 @@ ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),clean)
 ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),tags)
 -include config/feature-tests.mak
 
-ifeq ($(call get-executable,$(FLEX)),)
-	dummy := $(error Error: $(FLEX) is missing on this system, please install it)
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(call get-executable,$(BISON)),)
-	dummy := $(error Error: $(BISON) is missing on this system, please install it)
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_HELLO),$(CFLAGS) -Werror -fstack-protector-all,-fstack-protector-all),y)
 	CFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -fstack-protector-all
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index fe317c2745d8..04bf8aceea5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -32,3 +32,13 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(NO_PERF_REGS),0)
         BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_PERF_REGS
 endif
+
+-include config/feature-tests.mak
+
+ifeq ($(call get-executable,$(FLEX)),)
+	dummy := $(error Error: $(FLEX) is missing on this system, please install it)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(call get-executable,$(BISON)),)
+	dummy := $(error Error: $(BISON) is missing on this system, please install it)
+endif