diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index bf86c09ca889..808066c823f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ ifdef PYTHON_CONFIG
   PYTHON_EMBED_LDFLAGS := $(call strip-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS))
   PYTHON_EMBED_LIBADD := $(call grep-libs,$(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)) -lutil
   PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS := $(shell $(PYTHON_CONFIG_SQ) --cflags 2>/dev/null)
-  ifeq ($(CC_NO_CLANG), 1)
-    PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS := $(filter-out -specs=%,$(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS))
-  endif
+  PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS := $(filter-out -specs=%,$(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS))
   FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED := $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)
 endif
 
@@ -577,7 +575,6 @@ ifndef NO_GTK2
   endif
 endif
 
-
 ifdef NO_LIBPERL
   CFLAGS += -DNO_LIBPERL
 else
@@ -585,6 +582,8 @@ else
   PERL_EMBED_LDFLAGS = $(call strip-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
   PERL_EMBED_LIBADD = $(call grep-libs,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
   PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS = $(shell perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e ccopts 2>/dev/null)
+  PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS := $(filter-out -specs=%,$(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS))
+  PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS := $(filter-out -specs=%,$(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS))
   FLAGS_PERL_EMBED=$(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) $(PERL_EMBED_LDOPTS)
 
   ifneq ($(feature-libperl), 1)