diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 8a27de27f7c2..bf1f021d2467 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ FEATURE_TESTS =				\
 	libelf				\
 	glibc				\
 	dwarf				\
+	libelf-mmap			\
 	libnuma
 
 $(foreach test,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(test),$(test)))
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ ifndef NO_LIBELF
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
   FLAGS_LIBELF=$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS)
 
-  ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_ELF_MMAP),$(FLAGS_LIBELF),-DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT),y)
+  ifeq ($(feature-libelf-mmap), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT
   endif
 
@@ -227,8 +228,7 @@ endif # NO_LIBELF
 
 ifndef NO_LIBELF
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT
-  FLAGS_LIBELF=$(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS)
-  ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_ELF_MMAP),$(FLAGS_LIBELF),-DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT),y)
+  ifeq ($(feature-libelf-mmap), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBELF_MMAP_SUPPORT
   endif # try-cc
 endif # NO_LIBELF
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index 566a71dd6168..bf96e34509f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FILES=					\
 	test-libelf			\
 	test-glibc			\
 	test-dwarf			\
+	test-libelf-mmap		\
 	test-libnuma
 
 CC := $(CC) -MD
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ test-glibc:
 test-dwarf:
 	$(BUILD) -ldw
 
+test-libelf-mmap:
+	$(BUILD) -lelf
+
 test-libnuma:
 	$(BUILD) -lnuma
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-libelf-mmap.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-libelf-mmap.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c648159c705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-libelf-mmap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <libelf.h>
+#
+int main(void)
+{
+	Elf *elf = elf_begin(0, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, 0);
+	return (long)elf;
+}