diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 6e7b15fab2ec..0ba307e78fe1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),s390)
   CFLAGS += -fPIC
+  CXXFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
 
 # Unconditionally set up the libunwind feature build flags as a