diff --git a/package/devel/perf/Makefile b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
index 27ab7173f8..20be59516d 100644
--- a/package/devel/perf/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	O=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 	prefix=/usr
 
+ifeq ($(LINUX_KARCH),powerpc)
+	MAKE_FLAGS += NO_AUXTRACE=1
+endif
+
 define Build/Compile
 	+$(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) $(MAKE_FLAGS) \
 		--no-print-directory \