diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 9ebe0c9..cb52ecf 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -284,6 +284,17 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET
 	  /boot in the target root filesystem, as is typically done on
 	  x86/x86_64 systems.

+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USERMODE_TOOLS_PERF
+	bool "perf"
+	help
+	  perf (aka "Perf Events" or perf tools, originally "Performance Counters
+	  for Linux") - is a performance analyzing tool in Linux. The user-space
+	  controlling utility, called 'perf' has a git-like interface with
subcommands.
+	  It is capable of statistical profiling of entire system (both kernel and
+	  user code), single CPU or severals threads.
+
+	  https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
+

 # Linux extensions