diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index b3e6ed10f40c..8b6cffbc4858 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -680,15 +680,15 @@ ifndef BUILD_BPF_SKEL
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_BPF_SKEL),1)
-  ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
-    dummy := $(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as libbpf is required)
-    BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
-  else ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
+  ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBELF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
     dummy := $(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as libelf is required by bpftool)
     BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
   else ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_ZLIB_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
     dummy := $(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as zlib is required by bpftool)
     BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
+  else ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
+    dummy := $(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as libbpf is required)
+    BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
   else ifeq ($(call get-executable,$(CLANG)),)
     dummy := $(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as clang ($(CLANG)) is missing)
     BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0