diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 6b6154a52c4e..1d2b73f99172 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ $(OUTPUT)dlfilters/%.o: dlfilters/%.c include/perf/perf_dlfilter.h
 	$(Q)$(MKDIR) -p $(OUTPUT)dlfilters
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -c -Iinclude $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -o $@ -fpic $<
 
+.SECONDARY: $(DLFILTERS:.so=.o)
+
 $(OUTPUT)dlfilters/%.so: $(OUTPUT)dlfilters/%.o
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -shared -o $@ $<