diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 3ae6a59635ca..251dcd7fb5ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ else
 		EXTLIBS += -liberty
 		BASIC_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE
         else
-		FLAGS_BFD=$(ALL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) -lbfd
+		FLAGS_BFD=$(ALL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(EXTLIBS) -DPACKAGE='perf' -lbfd
 		has_bfd := $(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_BFD),$(FLAGS_BFD))
 		ifeq ($(has_bfd),y)
 			EXTLIBS += -lbfd
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 4ff45e30c726..b441b07172b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v,
 	return NULL;
 }
 #else
+#define PACKAGE 'perf'
 #include <bfd.h>
 #endif
 #endif