diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index c9918182715a5284e5fa609e8edf0002feb4bca6..690364577611a4fdc36bd8a07f6e6d6a60761ad6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ all::
 # Define LDFLAGS=-static to build a static binary.
 #
 # Define EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m64 or EXTRA_CFLAGS=-m32 as appropriate for cross-builds.
+#
+# Define NO_DWARF if you do not want debug-info analysis feature at all.
 
 PERF-VERSION-FILE: .FORCE-PERF-VERSION-FILE
 	@$(SHELL_PATH) util/PERF-VERSION-GEN
@@ -507,10 +509,12 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(shell sh -c "(echo '\#include <dwarf.h>'; echo '\#include <libdw.h>'; echo 'int main(void) { Dwarf *dbg; dbg = dwarf_begin(0, DWARF_C_READ); return (long)dbg; }') | $(CC) -x c - $(ALL_CFLAGS) -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/elfutils -ldw -lelf -o $(BITBUCKET) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) "$(QUIET_STDERR)" && echo y"), y)
 	msg := $(warning No libdw.h found or old libdw.h found, disables dwarf support. Please install elfutils-devel/elfutils-dev);
 else
+ifndef NO_DWARF
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -I/usr/include/elfutils -DDWARF_SUPPORT
 	EXTLIBS += -lelf -ldw
 	LIB_OBJS += util/probe-finder.o
 endif
+endif
 
 ifneq ($(shell sh -c "(echo '\#include <newt.h>'; echo 'int main(void) { newtInit(); newtCls(); return newtFinished(); }') | $(CC) -x c - $(ALL_CFLAGS) -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -lnewt -o $(BITBUCKET) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) "$(QUIET_STDERR)" && echo y"), y)
 	msg := $(warning newt not found, disables TUI support. Please install newt-devel or libnewt-dev);