diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index b3f6372ad8b0a3e01c0c2023a4f3049040c2e8b1..4708ccadfc54a4b222e2a559d7b4381e2dd81acd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 
 FILES=test-hello
 
+CC := $(CC) -MD
+
 all: $(FILES)
 
 BUILD = $(CC) -o $(OUTPUT)$@ $@.c
 
 ###############################
 
-test-hello: test-hello.c
+test-hello:
 	$(BUILD)
 
+-include *.d */*.d
+
 ###############################
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(FILES)
+	rm -f $(FILES) *.d