diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 100a6c1670c846f49bf79aa931b7186cef908d88..d66f90e6be5ce817602fdff7a52e5dffb34c3db0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ $(LIBJVMTI_IN): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.build dir=jvmti obj=jvmti
 
 $(OUTPUT)$(LIBJVMTI): $(LIBJVMTI_IN)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(LIBJVMTI) -o $@ $< -lelf -lrt
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) -shared -Wl,-soname -Wl,$(LIBJVMTI) -o $@ $<
 endif
 
 $(patsubst perf-%,%.o,$(PROGRAMS)): $(wildcard */*.h)