diff --git a/package/linux-tools/Config.in b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
index 732ac65a25..905518d0bf 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PCI
 
 	  These tools are available only from kernel version 4.20.
 
+comment "perf needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 	bool "perf"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
@@ -70,10 +74,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 
 	  https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/
 
-comment "perf needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
-
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_PERF_TUI