diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index 8cc4b0059fb004a9d158fb79dd6fa9b991003909..94a156df22d5a8d3ea0aa8fd1c01991f72c26faa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ typedef Elf64_Nhdr GElf_Nhdr;
 #define DMGL_ANSI        (1 << 1)       /* Include const, volatile, etc */
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT
+#define PACKAGE 'perf'
+#include <bfd.h>
+#else
 #ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
 extern char *cplus_demangle(const char *, int);
 
@@ -65,9 +69,7 @@ static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v,
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
-#else
-#define PACKAGE 'perf'
-#include <bfd.h>
+#endif
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -530,6 +532,36 @@ static int elf_read_build_id(Elf *elf, void *bf, size_t size)
 	return err;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBFD_BUILDID_SUPPORT
+
+int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
+{
+	int err = -1;
+	bfd *abfd;
+
+	abfd = bfd_openr(filename, NULL);
+	if (!abfd)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (!bfd_check_format(abfd, bfd_object)) {
+		pr_debug2("%s: cannot read %s bfd file.\n", __func__, filename);
+		goto out_close;
+	}
+
+	if (!abfd->build_id || abfd->build_id->size > size)
+		goto out_close;
+
+	memcpy(bf, abfd->build_id->data, abfd->build_id->size);
+	memset(bf + abfd->build_id->size, 0, size - abfd->build_id->size);
+	err = abfd->build_id->size;
+
+out_close:
+	bfd_close(abfd);
+	return err;
+}
+
+#else // HAVE_LIBBFD_BUILDID_SUPPORT
+
 int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
 {
 	int fd, err = -1;
@@ -557,6 +589,8 @@ int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
 	return err;
 }
 
+#endif // HAVE_LIBBFD_BUILDID_SUPPORT
+
 int sysfs__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *build_id, size_t size)
 {
 	int fd, err = -1;
@@ -608,6 +642,44 @@ int sysfs__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *build_id, size_t size)
 	return err;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT
+
+int filename__read_debuglink(const char *filename, char *debuglink,
+			     size_t size)
+{
+	int err = -1;
+	asection *section;
+	bfd *abfd;
+
+	abfd = bfd_openr(filename, NULL);
+	if (!abfd)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (!bfd_check_format(abfd, bfd_object)) {
+		pr_debug2("%s: cannot read %s bfd file.\n", __func__, filename);
+		goto out_close;
+	}
+
+	section = bfd_get_section_by_name(abfd, ".gnu_debuglink");
+	if (!section)
+		goto out_close;
+
+	if (section->size > size)
+		goto out_close;
+
+	if (!bfd_get_section_contents(abfd, section, debuglink, 0,
+				      section->size))
+		goto out_close;
+
+	err = 0;
+
+out_close:
+	bfd_close(abfd);
+	return err;
+}
+
+#else
+
 int filename__read_debuglink(const char *filename, char *debuglink,
 			     size_t size)
 {
@@ -660,6 +732,8 @@ int filename__read_debuglink(const char *filename, char *debuglink,
 	return err;
 }
 
+#endif
+
 static int dso__swap_init(struct dso *dso, unsigned char eidata)
 {
 	static unsigned int const endian = 1;