diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index 6c9b24ed47..26b88371ae 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
+if [ "$PERF_SUPPORT" = "yes" -a "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS Python"
   PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="$PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS elfutils Python"
 fi