diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 032ba6398a5..940257b5774 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ prefix_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(prefix))
 
 SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))
 
-LIBS = -Wl,--whole-archive $(PERFLIBS) -Wl,--no-whole-archive $(EXTLIBS)
+LIBS = -Wl,--whole-archive $(PERFLIBS) -Wl,--no-whole-archive -Wl,--start-group $(EXTLIBS) -Wl,--end-group
 
 ALL_CFLAGS += $(BASIC_CFLAGS)
 ALL_CFLAGS += $(ARCH_CFLAGS)