diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 23ec66098bdc..e2ee3b589af7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ lib = lib
 
 export prefix bindir sharedir sysconfdir
 
-CC = gcc
-AR = ar
+CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
+AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar
 RM = rm -f
 TAR = tar
 FIND = find
@@ -492,8 +492,10 @@ else
 	LIB_OBJS += util/probe-finder.o
 endif
 
+ifndef NO_LIBPERL
 PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS = `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts 2>/dev/null`
 PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS = `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts 2>/dev/null`
+endif
 
 ifneq ($(shell sh -c "(echo '\#include <EXTERN.h>'; echo '\#include <perl.h>'; echo 'int main(void) { perl_alloc(); return 0; }') | $(CC) -x c - $(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) -o /dev/null $(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo y"), y)
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPERL