diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index a9cfe83638a9..14709a6bd622 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ ifeq ($(CC_NO_CLANG), 0)
 else
   CORE_CFLAGS += -O6
 endif
+else
+  CORE_CFLAGS += -g
+  CXXFLAGS += -g
 endif
 
 ifdef PARSER_DEBUG
@@ -324,8 +327,6 @@ FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-disassembler-four-args = -lbfd -lopcodes -ldl
 FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-disassembler-init-styled = -lbfd -lopcodes -ldl
 
 CORE_CFLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
-CORE_CFLAGS += -ggdb3
-CORE_CFLAGS += -funwind-tables
 CORE_CFLAGS += -Wall
 CORE_CFLAGS += -Wextra
 CORE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu11
@@ -333,8 +334,6 @@ CORE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu11
 CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++14 -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti
 CXXFLAGS += -Wall
 CXXFLAGS += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
-CXXFLAGS += -ggdb3
-CXXFLAGS += -funwind-tables
 CXXFLAGS += -Wno-strict-aliasing
 
 HOSTCFLAGS += -Wall