diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index 0d104d36fa..471023d077 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ do_configure_prepend () {
     if [ -e "${S}/tools/perf/Makefile.perf" ]; then
         sed -i 's,CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc,#CC,' ${S}/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
         sed -i 's,AR = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ar,#AR,' ${S}/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+        sed -i 's,LD = $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld,#LD,' ${S}/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
     fi
     if [ -e "${S}/tools/lib/api/Makefile" ]; then
         sed -i 's,CC = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc,#CC,' ${S}/tools/lib/api/Makefile