diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 26a3f2ec90c9..fe1e30722f3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ TEST_PROGRAMS =
 
 SCRIPT_SH += perf-archive.sh
 
+grep-libs = $(filter -l%,$(1))
+strip-libs = $(filter-out -l%,$(1))
+
 #
 # No Perl scripts right now:
 #
@@ -588,14 +591,17 @@ endif
 ifdef NO_LIBPERL
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPERL
 else
-	PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS = `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts 2>/dev/null`
+       PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS = $(shell perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ldopts 2>/dev/null)
+       PERL_EMBED_LDFLAGS = $(call strip-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
+       PERL_EMBED_LIBADD = $(call grep-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
 	PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS = `perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts 2>/dev/null`
 	FLAGS_PERL_EMBED=$(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS)
 
 	ifneq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_PERL_EMBED),$(FLAGS_PERL_EMBED)),y)
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPERL
 	else
-		ALL_LDFLAGS += $(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS)
+               ALL_LDFLAGS += $(PERL_EMBED_LDFLAGS)
+               EXTLIBS += $(PERL_EMBED_LIBADD)
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.o
 	endif
@@ -604,13 +610,16 @@ endif
 ifdef NO_LIBPYTHON
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPYTHON
 else
-	PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS = `python-config --ldflags 2>/dev/null`
+       PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS = $(shell python-config --ldflags 2>/dev/null)
+       PYTHON_EMBED_LDFLAGS = $(call strip-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS))
+       PYTHON_EMBED_LIBADD = $(call grep-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS))
 	PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS = `python-config --cflags 2>/dev/null`
 	FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED=$(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)
 	ifneq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_PYTHON_EMBED),$(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED)),y)
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPYTHON
 	else
-		ALL_LDFLAGS += $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)
+               ALL_LDFLAGS += $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDFLAGS)
+               EXTLIBS += $(PYTHON_EMBED_LIBADD)
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.o
 		LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.o
 	endif
@@ -919,8 +928,8 @@ $(OUTPUT)perf.o: perf.c $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 		$(ALL_CFLAGS) -c $(filter %.c,$^) -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)perf$X: $(OUTPUT)perf.o $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(PERFLIBS)
-	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OUTPUT)perf.o \
-		$(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(OUTPUT)perf.o \
+               $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)builtin-help.o: builtin-help.c $(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) \