diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 1a6737144149..9f94912ccf63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ $(info done)
 FEATURE_TESTS =				\
 	hello				\
 	stackprotector-all		\
+	stackprotector			\
 	libnuma
 
 $(foreach test,$(FEATURE_TESTS),$(call feature_check,$(test),$(test)))
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ ifeq ($(feature-stackprotector-all), 1)
   CFLAGS += -fstack-protector-all
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_HELLO),$(CFLAGS) -Werror -Wstack-protector,-Wstack-protector),y)
+ifeq ($(feature-stackprotector), 1)
   CFLAGS += -Wstack-protector
 endif
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index 7538c148b40c..46b7650983cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 FILES=					\
 	test-hello			\
 	test-stackprotector-all		\
+	test-stackprotector		\
 	test-libnuma
 
 CC := $(CC) -MD
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ test-hello:
 test-stackprotector-all:
 	$(BUILD) -Werror -fstack-protector-all
 
+test-stackprotector:
+	$(BUILD) -Werror -fstack-protector
+
 test-libnuma:
 	$(BUILD) -lnuma
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-stackprotector.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-stackprotector.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9f398d87868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-stackprotector.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return puts("hi");
+}