diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
index 970242098a7c..c8fe6d177119 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.feature
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ FEATURE_TESTS ?=			\
 	timerfd				\
 	libdw-dwarf-unwind		\
 	zlib				\
-	lzma
+	lzma				\
+	get_cpuid
 
 FEATURE_DISPLAY ?=			\
 	dwarf				\
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ FEATURE_DISPLAY ?=			\
 	libunwind			\
 	libdw-dwarf-unwind		\
 	zlib				\
-	lzma
+	lzma				\
+	get_cpuid
 
 # Set FEATURE_CHECK_(C|LD)FLAGS-all for all FEATURE_TESTS features.
 # If in the future we need per-feature checks/flags for features not
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
index e13a42bd0274..e43a2971bf56 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ FILES=					\
 	test-compile-x32.bin		\
 	test-zlib.bin			\
 	test-lzma.bin			\
-	test-bpf.bin
+	test-bpf.bin			\
+	test-get_cpuid.bin
 
 CC := $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc -MD
 PKG_CONFIG := $(CROSS_COMPILE)pkg-config
@@ -166,6 +167,9 @@ test-zlib.bin:
 test-lzma.bin:
 	$(BUILD) -llzma
 
+test-get_cpuid.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
 test-bpf.bin:
 	$(BUILD)
 
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
index 7a8cdbad3e1b..33cf6f20bd4e 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@
 # include "test-lzma.c"
 #undef main
 
+#define main main_test_get_cpuid
+# include "test-get_cpuid.c"
+#undef main
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	main_test_libpython();
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	main_test_zlib();
 	main_test_pthread_attr_setaffinity_np();
 	main_test_lzma();
+	main_test_get_cpuid();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-get_cpuid.c b/tools/build/feature/test-get_cpuid.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7a2c407130d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-get_cpuid.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <cpuid.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	unsigned int eax = 0, ebx = 0, ecx = 0, edx = 0;
+	return __get_cpuid(0x15, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 053e65b04dc3..38a08539f4bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -626,8 +626,13 @@ ifdef LIBBABELTRACE
 endif
 
 ifndef NO_AUXTRACE
-  $(call detected,CONFIG_AUXTRACE)
-  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_AUXTRACE_SUPPORT
+  ifeq ($(feature-get_cpuid), 0)
+    msg := $(warning Your gcc lacks the __get_cpuid() builtin, disables support for auxtrace/Intel PT, please install a newer gcc);
+    NO_AUXTRACE := 1
+  else
+    $(call detected,CONFIG_AUXTRACE)
+    CFLAGS += -DHAVE_AUXTRACE_SUPPORT
+  endif
 endif
 
 # Among the variables below, these: