diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index c3ef25fd99..6e4d395828 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
@@ -438,3 +438,9 @@ perf_fix_sources () {
 		fi
 	done
 }
+
+# Disable BUILD_BPF_SKEL when the Rust kernel feature is enabled.
+# Rust in kernel support pulls in clang-native, which satisfies the
+# BUILD_BPF_SKEL dependency checks and causes perf to attempt
+# building bpftool, resulting in a build failure.
+EXTRA_OEMAKE += "${@bb.utils.contains('KERNEL_FEATURES', 'rust', 'BUILD_BPF_SKEL=0', '', d)}"