diff --git a/package/perf/perf.mk b/package/perf/perf.mk
index 9fdce95dfd..42fbe249cd 100644
--- a/package/perf/perf.mk
+++ b/package/perf/perf.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SLANG),y)
 PERF_DEPENDENCIES += slang
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUNWIND),y)
+PERF_DEPENDENCIES += libunwind
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NUMACTL),y)
 PERF_DEPENDENCIES += numactl
 endif