diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 7e139694afc2..c8ac4df05db1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ FEATURE_TESTS =				\
 	libperl				\
 	libpython			\
 	libpython-version		\
+	strlcpy				\
 	libbfd				\
 	libnuma
 
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifndef NO_STRLCPY
-  ifeq ($(call try-cc,$(SOURCE_STRLCPY),,-DHAVE_STRLCPY_SUPPORT),y)
+  ifeq ($(feature-strlcpy), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_STRLCPY_SUPPORT
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index af65aaa93e16..d348aa0ec181 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ FILES=					\
 	test-libperl			\
 	test-libpython			\
 	test-libpython-version		\
+	test-strlcpy			\
 	test-libbfd			\
 	test-libnuma
 
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ test-libpython:
 test-libpython-version:
 	$(BUILD) $(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED)
 
+test-strlcpy:
+	$(BUILD)
+
 test-libbfd:
 	$(BUILD) -DPACKAGE='perf' -DPACKAGE=perf -lbfd -ldl
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-strlcpy.c b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-strlcpy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a6b6ff06f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/test-strlcpy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+extern size_t strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size);
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	strlcpy(NULL, NULL, 0);
+	return 0;
+}