diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index 33acb42712..8b86290201 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ do_configure_prepend () {
         sed -i 's,CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc,#CC,' ${S}/tools/lib/api/Makefile
         sed -i 's,AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar,#AR,' ${S}/tools/lib/api/Makefile
     fi
+    if [ -e "${S}/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile" ]; then
+        sed -i 's,CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc,#CC,' ${S}/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile
+        sed -i 's,AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar,#AR,' ${S}/tools/lib/subcmd/Makefile
+    fi
     if [ -e "${S}/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile" ]; then
         sed -i 's,CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc -MD,CC += -MD,' ${S}/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
     fi