diff --git a/bolt/test/perf2bolt/lit.local.cfg b/bolt/test/perf2bolt/lit.local.cfg
index 4ee9ad08cc78..0fecf913aa98 100644
--- a/bolt/test/perf2bolt/lit.local.cfg
+++ b/bolt/test/perf2bolt/lit.local.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 
-if shutil.which("perf") is not None:
-    config.available_features.add("perf")
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+if shutil.which("perf") is not None and subprocess.run(["perf", "record", "-e", "cycles:u", "-o", "/dev/null", "--", "perf", "--version"], capture_output=True).returncode == 0:
+    config.available_features.add("perf")