diff --git a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
index 7076a62d0ff72c094ca0bb2e1eae7308aaaf948f..c16ce833079c0a307642f2ae0e75f9c0d577c4d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/config/utilities.mak
@@ -175,6 +175,5 @@ _ge-abspath = $(if $(is-executable),$(1))
 define get-executable-or-default
 $(if $($(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$($(1)),$(1)),$(call _ge_attempt,$(2)))
 endef
-_ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(_gea_warn)$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
-_gea_warn = $(warning The path '$(1)' is not executable.)
+_ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
 _gea_err  = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately))