diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 3dcf6aed1ef7..97b17f8941dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 #include "util/record.h"
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
 #include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
 #include <bpf/bpf.h>
+#endif
 #include "util/bpf_map.h"
 #include "util/rlimit.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.h
index 4dbf26408b69..c6d21c07b14c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.h
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
 #include <bpf/bpf.h>
 #include <bpf/btf.h>
 #include <bpf/libbpf.h>
+#endif
 
 struct evsel;
 struct target;
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ static inline void set_max_rlimit(void)
 	setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rinf);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BPF_SKEL
+
 static inline __u32 bpf_link_get_id(int fd)
 {
 	struct bpf_link_info link_info = { .id = 0, };
@@ -127,5 +132,6 @@ static inline int bperf_trigger_reading(int prog_fd, int cpu)
 
 	return bpf_prog_test_run_opts(prog_fd, &opts);
 }
+#endif /* HAVE_BPF_SKEL */
 
 #endif /* __PERF_BPF_COUNTER_H */