diff --git a/tools/perf/bpf_skel.mak b/tools/perf/bpf_skel.mak
index 7704e7e635d8..f2559de39f96 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bpf_skel.mak
+++ b/tools/perf/bpf_skel.mak
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
 CLANG_TARGET_ARCH = --target=$(notdir $(CROSS_COMPILE:%-=%))
 endif
 
-CLANG_OPTIONS = -Wall
+CLANG_OPTIONS = -Wall -mcpu=v3
 CLANG_SYS_INCLUDES = $(call get_sys_includes,$(CLANG),$(CLANG_TARGET_ARCH))
 LIBBPF_INCLUDE := $(abspath $(or $(OUTPUT),.))/libbpf/include
 BPF_INCLUDE := -I$(SKEL_TMP_OUT)/.. -I$(SKEL_TOOL_OUT) -I$(LIBBPF_INCLUDE) $(CLANG_SYS_INCLUDES)