diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index 2dfd798ef7..99808d636b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ PROVIDES = "virtual/perf"
 inherit linux-kernel-base kernel-arch manpages
 
 # needed for building the tools/perf Python bindings
-inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'scripting', 'python3native', '', d)}
+inherit ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'scripting', 'python3targetconfig', '', d)}
 inherit python3-dir
 export PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR