1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
index 505c7b8084..5fb38e60ed 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ B = "${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-${PV}"
 SCRIPTING_DEFINES = "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-scripting', '', 'NO_LIBPERL=1 NO_LIBPYTHON=1',d)}"
 TUI_DEFINES = "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-tui', '', 'NO_NEWT=1',d)}"
 
+export LDFLAGS = "-ldl -lutil"
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = \
                 '-C ${S}/tools/perf \
                 O=${B} \
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ do_compile() {
 
 do_install() {
         oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} install
-        if [ "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-scripting', 1, 0, d)}" = "1" ]; then
+        # we are checking for this make target to be compatible with older perf versions
+        if [ "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-scripting', 1, 0, d)}" = "1" -a $(grep install-python_ext ${S}/tools/perf/Makefile) = "0"]; then
                 oe_runmake DESTDIR=${D} install-python_ext
         fi
 }