diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 116786d9b..6e2d64114 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # For a stable, released kernel, released_kernel should be 1.
 %global released_kernel 0
 
-%global distro_build 36
+%global distro_build 37
 
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 %define secure_boot_arch x86_64
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # no whitelist
 %define with_kernel_abi_whitelists 0
 # Fedora builds these separately
-%endif
 %define with_perf 0
 %define with_tools 0
 %define with_bpftool 0
+%endif
 
 %if %{with_verbose}
 %define make_opts V=1
@@ -1923,6 +1923,7 @@ BuildKernel %make_target %kernel_image %{_use_vdso}
 %global perf_make \
   %{__make} -s EXTRA_CFLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS}" LDFLAGS="%{__global_ldflags}" %{?cross_opts} -C tools/perf V=1 NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32=1 NO_PERF_READ_VDSOX32=1 WERROR=0 NO_LIBUNWIND=1 HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE=1 NO_GTK2=1 NO_STRLCPY=1 NO_BIONIC=1 prefix=%{_prefix} PYTHON=%{__python3}
 %if %{with_perf}
+%global _lto_cflags %{nil}
 # perf
 # make sure check-headers.sh is executable
 chmod +x tools/perf/check-headers.sh