diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 24803c58049a20d0d62ab178a140cce2a4256d76..72edf83d76b72188b193fc5f28934fa26dab2b1d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -746,10 +746,13 @@ ifdef LIBBABELTRACE
 endif
 
 ifndef NO_AUXTRACE
-  ifeq ($(feature-get_cpuid), 0)
-    msg := $(warning Your gcc lacks the __get_cpuid() builtin, disables support for auxtrace/Intel PT, please install a newer gcc);
-    NO_AUXTRACE := 1
-  else
+  ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
+    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
+    endif
+  endif
+  ifndef NO_AUXTRACE
     $(call detected,CONFIG_AUXTRACE)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_AUXTRACE_SUPPORT
   endif