diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index bde91f8..2dff0b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
 # Define NO_LIBAUDIT if you do not want libaudit support
 #
 # Define NO_LIBBIONIC if you do not want bionic support
+#
+# Define NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND if you do not want libdw support
+# for dwarf backtrace post unwind.
+
+# temporarily disabled
+NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND := 1
 
 ifeq ($(srctree),)
 srctree := $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(shell pwd)))
@@ -478,6 +484,11 @@
 endif # NO_DWARF
 endif # NO_LIBELF
 
+ifndef NO_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND
+  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/unwind-libdw.o
+  LIB_H += util/unwind-libdw.h
+endif
+
 ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
   LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/unwind-libunwind.o
 endif