diff --git a/tools/perf/util/c++/clang.cpp b/tools/perf/util/c++/clang.cpp
index fc361c3f8570..c8885dfa3667 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/c++/clang.cpp
+++ b/tools/perf/util/c++/clang.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ getModuleFromSource(llvm::opt::ArgStringList CFlags,
 	CompilerInstance Clang;
 	Clang.createDiagnostics();
 
+#if CLANG_VERSION_MAJOR < 9
 	Clang.setVirtualFileSystem(&*VFS);
+#else
+	Clang.createFileManager(&*VFS);
+#endif
 
 #if CLANG_VERSION_MAJOR < 4
 	IntrusiveRefCntPtr<CompilerInvocation> CI =