diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 1cd2944..eae5d5e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@
 #
 # Define TCMALLOC to enable tcmalloc heap profiling.
 #
+# Define LIBBPF_DYNAMIC to enable libbpf dynamic linking.
+#
 
 # As per kernel Makefile, avoid funny character set dependencies
 unexport LC_ALL
@@ -360,7 +362,9 @@
 
 PERFLIBS = $(LIBAPI) $(LIBTRACEEVENT) $(LIBSUBCMD) $(LIBPERF)
 ifndef NO_LIBBPF
-  PERFLIBS += $(LIBBPF)
+  ifndef LIBBPF_DYNAMIC
+    PERFLIBS += $(LIBBPF)
+  endif
 endif
 
 # We choose to avoid "if .. else if .. else .. endif endif"