diff --git a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
index 42ac05aaf8ac..b32ff3372514 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/feature-checks/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test-hello.bin:
 	$(BUILD)
 
 test-pthread-attr-setaffinity-np.bin:
-	$(BUILD) -Werror -lpthread
+	$(BUILD) -D_GNU_SOURCE -Werror -lpthread
 
 test-stackprotector-all.bin:
 	$(BUILD) -Werror -fstack-protector-all