diff --git a/package/devel/perf/Makefile b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
index 184e51d696..3899b48d82 100644
--- a/package/devel/perf/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/perf
   SECTION:=devel
   CATEGORY:=Development
-  DEPENDS:= +libelf1 +libdw +libpthread +librt +binutils
+  DEPENDS:= @USE_EGLIBC +libelf1 +libdw +libpthread +librt +binutils
   TITLE:=Linux performance monitoring tool
   VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
   URL:=http://www.kernel.org