diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/sh/Build b/tools/perf/arch/sh/Build
index e69de29bb2d1..54afe4a467e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/sh/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/sh/Build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libperf-y += util/
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile
index 15130b50dfe3..7fbca175099e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/sh/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ifndef NO_DWARF
 PERF_HAVE_DWARF_REGS := 1
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/sh/util/Build b/tools/perf/arch/sh/util/Build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..954e287bbb89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/sh/util/Build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-regs.o