diff --git a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
index 6d8ff88784056d862cf4367e9d9ef2828f175b18..8046182a19eb96ffcd6f1e2095a444160a166fa3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
@@ -178,3 +178,11 @@ endef
 _ge_attempt = $(or $(get-executable),$(_gea_warn),$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
 _gea_warn = $(warning The path '$(1)' is not executable.)
 _gea_err  = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately))
+
+# try-cc
+# Usage: option = $(call try-cc, source-to-build, cc-options)
+try-cc = $(shell sh -c						  \
+	'TMP="$(OUTPUT)$(TMPOUT).$$$$";				  \
+	 echo "$(1)" |						  \
+	 $(CC) -x c - $(2) -o "$$TMP" > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo y; \
+	 rm -f "$$TMP"')
diff --git a/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak b/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak
index 1b3342001e1c34461151fd1cb5fc3c894415f69e..6170fd2531b5e681ca1986fa0b231d3b3029382b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/feature-tests.mak
@@ -126,11 +126,3 @@ int main(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 endef
-
-# try-cc
-# Usage: option = $(call try-cc, source-to-build, cc-options)
-try-cc = $(shell sh -c						  \
-	'TMP="$(OUTPUT)$(TMPOUT).$$$$";				  \
-	 echo "$(1)" |						  \
-	 $(CC) -x c - $(2) -o "$$TMP" > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo y; \
-	 rm -f "$$TMP"')