diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 1e2e2d1d26b7041cfdb8ba4437940b6b4180f1ad..0d19d5447d6c721bba185422ee32b45ce6fff3e9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ $(LIBAPI)-clean:
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libapi)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(LIB_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) clean >/dev/null
 
-$(LIBBPF): FORCE
+$(LIBBPF): fixdep FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(BPF_DIR) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libbpf.a
 
 $(LIBBPF)-clean: