diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 5224ade3d5af..0be411695379 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ $(LIBPERF_IN): prepare FORCE
 $(LIB_FILE): $(LIBPERF_IN)
 	$(QUIET_AR)$(RM) $@ && $(AR) rcs $@ $(LIBPERF_IN) $(LIB_OBJS)
 
-LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS += plugin_dir=$(plugindir_SQ)
+LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS += plugin_dir=$(plugindir_SQ) 'EXTRA_CFLAGS=$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)' 'LDFLAGS=$(LDFLAGS)'
 
 $(LIBTRACEEVENT): FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(TRACE_EVENT_DIR) $(LIBTRACEEVENT_FLAGS) O=$(OUTPUT) $(OUTPUT)libtraceevent.a