diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf.bb
index c3ef25fd99..e3e5d55e39 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 by default.
+# 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.
+PACKAGECONFIG[bpf-skel] = ",BUILD_BPF_SKEL=0"