diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index a392166e73..5672f7d338 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[audit] = ",NO_LIBAUDIT=1,audit"
 PACKAGECONFIG[manpages] = ",,xmlto-native asciidoc-native"
 PACKAGECONFIG[cap] = ",,libcap"
 PACKAGECONFIG[libtraceevent] = ",NO_LIBTRACEEVENT=1,libtraceevent"
+# jevents requires host python for generating a .c file, but is
+# unrelated to the python item.
+PACKAGECONFIG[jevents] = ",NO_JEVENTS=1,python3-native"
 # Arm CoreSight
 PACKAGECONFIG[coresight] = "CORESIGHT=1,,opencsd"
 PACKAGECONFIG[pfm4] = ",NO_LIBPFM4=1,libpfm4"