diff --git a/package/devel/perf/Makefile b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
index f2f8d6c95c..a9e11b4e32 100644
--- a/package/devel/perf/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	WERROR=0 \
 	prefix=/usr
 
+ifdef CONFIG_LINUX_4_4
 ifdef CONFIG_USE_MUSL
  MAKE_FLAGS += EXTRA_CFLAGS="-I$(CURDIR)/musl-include -include $(CURDIR)/musl-compat.h -D__UCLIBC__"
 endif
+endif
 
 define Build/Compile
 	+$(MAKE_FLAGS) $(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) \