diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 877ca6be0ed0..513633809c81 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -396,6 +396,18 @@ else
       NO_LIBBPF := 1
       NO_JVMTI := 1
     else
+      ifneq ($(filter s% -fsanitize=address%,$(EXTRA_CFLAGS),),)
+        ifneq ($(shell ldconfig -p | grep libasan >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?), 0)
+          msg := $(error No libasan found, please install libasan);
+        endif
+      endif
+
+      ifneq ($(filter s% -fsanitize=undefined%,$(EXTRA_CFLAGS),),)
+        ifneq ($(shell ldconfig -p | grep libubsan >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?), 0)
+          msg := $(error No libubsan found, please install libubsan);
+        endif
+      endif
+
       ifneq ($(filter s% -static%,$(LDFLAGS),),)
         msg := $(error No static glibc found, please install glibc-static);
       else