diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
index 8ca5651dea5a..cd2a114e0123 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.feature
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FEATURE_TESTS_BASIC :=                  \
         backtrace                       \
         dwarf                           \
         dwarf_getlocations              \
+        eventfd                         \
         fortify-source                  \
         sync-compare-and-swap           \
         get_current_dir_name            \
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
index 0e2f2021b3e7..a2f8d9a15e5c 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FILES=                                          \
          test-bionic.bin                        \
          test-dwarf.bin                         \
          test-dwarf_getlocations.bin            \
+         test-eventfd.bin                       \
          test-fortify-source.bin                \
          test-sync-compare-and-swap.bin         \
          test-get_current_dir_name.bin          \
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ $(OUTPUT)test-bionic.bin:
 $(OUTPUT)test-libelf.bin:
 	$(BUILD) -lelf
 
+$(OUTPUT)test-eventfd.bin:
+	$(BUILD)
+
 $(OUTPUT)test-get_current_dir_name.bin:
 	$(BUILD)
 
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
index c7e0b7059e4b..ec45a75a27c0 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 # include "test-dwarf_getlocations.c"
 #undef main
 
+#define main main_test_eventfd
+# include "test-eventfd.c"
+#undef main
+
 #define main main_test_libelf_getphdrnum
 # include "test-libelf-getphdrnum.c"
 #undef main
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	main_test_glibc();
 	main_test_dwarf();
 	main_test_dwarf_getlocations();
+	main_test_eventfd();
 	main_test_libelf_getphdrnum();
 	main_test_libelf_gelf_getnote();
 	main_test_libelf_getshdrstrndx();
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-eventfd.c b/tools/build/feature/test-eventfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4de7ef00ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-eventfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2018, Red Hat Inc, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
+
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	return eventfd(0, EFD_NONBLOCK);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 2d3dbcaa144c..db04468e4e0c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -281,11 +281,14 @@ ifndef NO_BIONIC
   endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(feature-eventfd), 1)
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_EVENTFD
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(feature-get_current_dir_name), 1)
   CFLAGS += -DHAVE_GET_CURRENT_DIR_NAME
 endif
 
-
 ifdef NO_LIBELF
   NO_DWARF := 1
   NO_DEMANGLE := 1