diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index cfd6015229a2..8354d04b392f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ ifdef NO_LIBELF
   NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
   NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND := 1
   NO_LIBBPF := 1
+  NO_JVMTI := 1
 else
   ifeq ($(feature-libelf), 0)
     ifeq ($(feature-glibc), 1)
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ else
       LIBC_SUPPORT := 1
     endif
     ifeq ($(LIBC_SUPPORT),1)
-      msg := $(warning No libelf found, disables 'probe' tool and BPF support in 'perf record', please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel);
+      msg := $(warning No libelf found. Disables 'probe' tool, jvmti and BPF support in 'perf record'. Please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel);
 
       NO_LIBELF := 1
       NO_DWARF := 1
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ else
       NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
       NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND := 1
       NO_LIBBPF := 1
+      NO_JVMTI := 1
     else
       ifneq ($(filter s% -static%,$(LDFLAGS),),)
         msg := $(error No static glibc found, please install glibc-static);