diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index b56fa8419f7d..c531b9315609 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -79,42 +79,43 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH),s390)
   CFLAGS += -fPIC
 endif
 
+# Unconditionally set up the libunwind feature build flags as a
+# feature-dump build doesn't specify LIBUNWIND=1. This means that
+# dumping the libunwind features will be broken that can impact later
+# builds that use the feature dump.
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),arm)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-arm
+endif
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),arm64)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-aarch64
+endif
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),loongarch)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-loongarch64
+endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),mips)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-mips
+endif
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),powerpc)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-ppc64
+endif
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),riscv)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-riscv
+endif
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),s390)
+  LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-s390x
+endif
+ifeq ($(SRCARCH),x86)
+  ifeq (${IS_64_BIT}, 1)
+    LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind-x86_64 -lunwind -llzma
+  else
+    LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind-x86 -lunwind -llzma
+  endif
+endif
 ifneq ($(LIBUNWIND),1)
   NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
 endif
-
-ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),arm)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-arm
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),arm64)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-aarch64
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),loongarch)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-loongarch64
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(ARCH),mips)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind -lunwind-mips
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),powerpc)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-ppc64
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),riscv)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-riscv
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),s390)
-    LIBUNWIND_LIBS := -lunwind -lunwind-s390x
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(SRCARCH),x86)
-    ifeq (${IS_64_BIT}, 1)
-      LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind-x86_64 -lunwind -llzma
-    else
-      LIBUNWIND_LIBS = -lunwind-x86 -lunwind -llzma
-    endif
-  endif
-  ifeq ($(LIBUNWIND_LIBS),)
-    NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
-  endif
+ifeq ($(LIBUNWIND_LIBS),)
+  NO_LIBUNWIND := 1
 endif
 
 #
@@ -124,24 +125,24 @@ endif
 #
 LIBUNWIND_ARCHS:=aarch64 arm loongarch64 mips ppc32 ppc64 riscv s390x x86 x86_64
 
-ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
-  FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libunwind = $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
-  FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libunwind = $(LIBUNWIND_LDFLAGS) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)
-  FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libunwind-debug-frame = $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
-  FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libunwind-debug-frame = $(LIBUNWIND_LDFLAGS) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)
+# "Local" (no arch specified) feature test flags.
+FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libunwind = $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
+FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libunwind = $(LIBUNWIND_LDFLAGS) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)
+FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libunwind-debug-frame = $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
+FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libunwind-debug-frame = $(LIBUNWIND_LDFLAGS) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)
 
-  ifdef LIBUNWIND_DIR
-    LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS  = -I$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/include
-    LIBUNWIND_LDFLAGS = -L$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/lib
+# Add directory into the "remote" (build for a a specific arch) feature tests.
+ifdef LIBUNWIND_DIR
+  LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS  = -I$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/include
+  LIBUNWIND_LDFLAGS = -L$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/lib
 
-    define libunwind_arch_set_flags
-      FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libunwind-$(1)  = -I$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/include
-      FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libunwind-$(1) = -L$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/lib -lunwind -lunwind-$(1)
-    endef
-    $(foreach arch,$(LIBUNWIND_ARCHS), \
-      $(eval $(call libunwind_arch_set_flags,$(arch))) \
-    )
-  endif
+  define libunwind_arch_set_flags
+    FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libunwind-$(1)  = -I$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/include
+    FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libunwind-$(1) = -L$(LIBUNWIND_DIR)/lib -lunwind -lunwind-$(1)
+  endef
+  $(foreach arch,$(LIBUNWIND_ARCHS), \
+    $(eval $(call libunwind_arch_set_flags,$(arch))) \
+  )
 endif
 
 ifdef CSINCLUDES