diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index cd773fbbc176..5c2814acc5d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -963,6 +963,19 @@ ifndef NO_LIBLLVM
     NO_LIBLLVM := 1
   endif
 endif
+ifdef LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC
+  ifndef NO_LIBLLVM
+    $(error LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC should be used with NO_LIBLLVM)
+  endif
+  $(call feature_check,llvm-perf)
+  ifneq ($(feature-llvm-perf), 1)
+    $(warning LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC requires libLLVM.so which wasn't feature detected)
+  endif
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC
+  CFLAGS += $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --cflags)
+  CXXFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC
+  CXXFLAGS += $(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --cxxflags)
+endif
 
 ifndef NO_DEMANGLE
   $(call feature_check,cxa-demangle)
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 55d6ce9ea52f..eae77f6af59d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -456,6 +456,12 @@ ifndef NO_JVMTI
 PROGRAMS += $(OUTPUT)$(LIBJVMTI)
 endif
 
+LIBPERF_LLVM = libperf-llvm.so
+
+ifdef LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC
+PROGRAMS += $(OUTPUT)$(LIBPERF_LLVM)
+endif
+
 DLFILTERS := dlfilter-test-api-v0.so dlfilter-test-api-v2.so dlfilter-show-cycles.so
 DLFILTERS := $(patsubst %,$(OUTPUT)dlfilters/%,$(DLFILTERS))
 
@@ -1019,6 +1025,16 @@ $(LIBSYMBOL)-clean:
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, libsymbol)
 	$(Q)$(RM) -r -- $(LIBSYMBOL_OUTPUT)
 
+ifdef LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC
+LIBPERF_LLVM_CXXFLAGS := $(call filter-out,-DHAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC,$(CXXFLAGS)) -DHAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
+LIBPERF_LLVM_LIBS = -L$(shell $(LLVM_CONFIG) --libdir) $(LIBLLVM) -lstdc++
+
+$(OUTPUT)$(LIBPERF_LLVM): util/llvm-c-helpers.cpp
+	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CXX) $(LIBPERF_LLVM_CXXFLAGS) $(LIBPERF_LLVM_LIBS) -shared -o $@ $<
+
+$(OUTPUT)perf: $(OUTPUT)$(LIBPERF_LLVM)
+endif
+
 help:
 	@echo 'Perf make targets:'
 	@echo '  doc		- make *all* documentation (see below)'
@@ -1120,6 +1136,11 @@ ifndef NO_JVMTI
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, $(LIBJVMTI)) \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'; \
 		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)$(LIBJVMTI) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)';
+endif
+ifdef LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC
+	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, $(LIBPERF_LLVM)) \
+		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'; \
+		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)$(LIBPERF_LLVM) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)';
 endif
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, libexec) \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(perfexec_instdir_SQ)'
@@ -1301,7 +1322,7 @@ clean:: $(LIBAPI)-clean $(LIBBPF)-clean $(LIBSUBCMD)-clean $(LIBSYMBOL)-clean $(
 		-name '\.*.cmd' -delete -o -name '\.*.d' -delete -o -name '*.shellcheck_log' -delete
 	$(Q)$(RM) $(OUTPUT).config-detected
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, core-progs) $(RM) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) perf perf-read-vdso32 \
-		perf-read-vdsox32 $(OUTPUT)$(LIBJVMTI).so
+		perf-read-vdsox32 $(OUTPUT)$(LIBJVMTI) $(OUTPUT)$(LIBPERF_LLVM)
 	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, core-gen)   $(RM)  *.spec *.pyc *.pyo */*.pyc */*.pyo \
 		$(OUTPUT)common-cmds.h TAGS tags cscope* $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE \
 		$(OUTPUT)FEATURE-DUMP $(OUTPUT)util/*-bison* $(OUTPUT)util/*-flex* \
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index 0ee94caf9ec1..44d76eacce49 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ make_libbpf_dynamic := LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1
 make_no_libbpf_DEBUG := NO_LIBBPF=1 DEBUG=1
 make_no_libcrypto   := NO_LIBCRYPTO=1
 make_no_libllvm     := NO_LIBLLVM=1
+make_libllvm_dynamic := NO_LIBLLVM=1 LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC=1
 make_with_babeltrace:= LIBBABELTRACE=1
 make_with_coresight := CORESIGHT=1
 make_no_sdt	    := NO_SDT=1
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ run += make_no_libbpf
 run += make_no_libbpf_DEBUG
 run += make_no_libcrypto
 run += make_no_libllvm
+run += make_libllvm_dynamic
 run += make_no_sdt
 run += make_no_syscall_tbl
 run += make_with_babeltrace
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 6fe0b5882c97..eb00c599e179 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ perf-util-y += find_bit.o
 perf-util-y += get_current_dir_name.o
 perf-util-y += levenshtein.o
 perf-util-y += llvm.o
+perf-util-y += llvm-c-helpers.o
 perf-util-y += mmap.o
 perf-util-y += memswap.o
 perf-util-y += parse-events.o
@@ -239,7 +240,6 @@ perf-util-$(CONFIG_CXX_DEMANGLE) += demangle-cxx.o
 perf-util-y += demangle-ocaml.o
 perf-util-y += demangle-java.o
 perf-util-y += demangle-rust.o
-perf-util-$(CONFIG_LIBLLVM) += llvm-c-helpers.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_JITDUMP
 perf-util-$(CONFIG_LIBELF) += jitdump.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/llvm-c-helpers.cpp b/tools/perf/util/llvm-c-helpers.cpp
index 004081bd12c9..5a6f76e6b705 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/llvm-c-helpers.cpp
+++ b/tools/perf/util/llvm-c-helpers.cpp
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@
  * macros (e.g. noinline) that conflict with compiler builtins used
  * by LLVM.
  */
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-parameter"  /* Needed for LLVM <= 15 */
 #include <llvm/DebugInfo/Symbolize/Symbolize.h>
 #include <llvm/Support/TargetSelect.h>
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
 
+#if !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) || defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#endif
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 extern "C" {
+#include "debug.h"
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 }
 #include "llvm-c-helpers.h"
@@ -23,14 +29,33 @@ extern "C" {
 extern "C"
 char *dso__demangle_sym(struct dso *dso, int kmodule, const char *elf_name);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
 using namespace llvm;
 using llvm::symbolize::LLVMSymbolizer;
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+static void *perf_llvm_c_helpers_dll_handle(void)
+{
+	static bool dll_handle_init;
+	static void *dll_handle;
+
+	if (!dll_handle_init) {
+		dll_handle_init = true;
+		dll_handle = dlopen("libperf-llvm.so", RTLD_LAZY);
+		if (!dll_handle)
+			pr_debug("dlopen failed for libperf-llvm.so\n");
+	}
+	return dll_handle;
+}
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Allocate a static LLVMSymbolizer, which will live to the end of the program.
  * Unlike the bfd paths, LLVMSymbolizer has its own cache, so we do not need
  * to store anything in the dso struct.
  */
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 static LLVMSymbolizer *get_symbolizer()
 {
 	static LLVMSymbolizer *instance = nullptr;
@@ -49,8 +74,10 @@ static LLVMSymbolizer *get_symbolizer()
 	}
 	return instance;
 }
+#endif
 
 /* Returns 0 on error, 1 on success. */
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 static int extract_file_and_line(const DILineInfo &line_info, char **file,
 				 unsigned int *line)
 {
@@ -69,13 +96,15 @@ static int extract_file_and_line(const DILineInfo &line_info, char **file,
 		*line = line_info.Line;
 	return 1;
 }
+#endif
 
 extern "C"
-int llvm_addr2line(const char *dso_name, u64 addr,
-		   char **file, unsigned int *line,
-		   bool unwind_inlines,
-		   llvm_a2l_frame **inline_frames)
+int llvm_addr2line(const char *dso_name __maybe_unused, u64 addr __maybe_unused,
+		   char **file __maybe_unused, unsigned int *line __maybe_unused,
+		   bool unwind_inlines __maybe_unused,
+		   llvm_a2l_frame **inline_frames __maybe_unused)
 {
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 	LLVMSymbolizer *symbolizer = get_symbolizer();
 	object::SectionedAddress sectioned_addr = {
 		addr,
@@ -135,8 +164,33 @@ int llvm_addr2line(const char *dso_name, u64 addr,
 			return 0;
 		return extract_file_and_line(*res_or_err, file, line);
 	}
+#elif defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static int (*fn)(const char *dso_name, u64 addr,
+			 char **file, unsigned int *line,
+			 bool unwind_inlines,
+			 llvm_a2l_frame **inline_frames);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		void * handle = perf_llvm_c_helpers_dll_handle();
+
+		if (!handle)
+			return 0;
+
+		fn = reinterpret_cast<decltype(fn)>(dlsym(handle, "llvm_addr2line"));
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for llvm_addr2line\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return 0;
+	return fn(dso_name, addr, file, line, unwind_inlines, inline_frames);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 static char *
 make_symbol_relative_string(struct dso *dso, const char *sym_name,
 			    u64 addr, u64 base_addr)
@@ -158,10 +212,13 @@ make_symbol_relative_string(struct dso *dso, const char *sym_name,
 			return strdup(sym_name);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 extern "C"
-char *llvm_name_for_code(struct dso *dso, const char *dso_name, u64 addr)
+char *llvm_name_for_code(struct dso *dso __maybe_unused, const char *dso_name __maybe_unused,
+			 u64 addr __maybe_unused)
 {
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 	LLVMSymbolizer *symbolizer = get_symbolizer();
 	object::SectionedAddress sectioned_addr = {
 		addr,
@@ -175,11 +232,34 @@ char *llvm_name_for_code(struct dso *dso, const char *dso_name, u64 addr)
 	return make_symbol_relative_string(
 		dso, res_or_err->FunctionName.c_str(),
 		addr, res_or_err->StartAddress ? *res_or_err->StartAddress : 0);
+#elif defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static char *(*fn)(struct dso *dso, const char *dso_name, u64 addr);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		void * handle = perf_llvm_c_helpers_dll_handle();
+
+		if (!handle)
+			return NULL;
+
+		fn = reinterpret_cast<decltype(fn)>(dlsym(handle, "llvm_name_for_code"));
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for llvm_name_for_code\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return NULL;
+	return fn(dso, dso_name, addr);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 extern "C"
-char *llvm_name_for_data(struct dso *dso, const char *dso_name, u64 addr)
+char *llvm_name_for_data(struct dso *dso __maybe_unused, const char *dso_name __maybe_unused,
+			 u64 addr __maybe_unused)
 {
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 	LLVMSymbolizer *symbolizer = get_symbolizer();
 	object::SectionedAddress sectioned_addr = {
 		addr,
@@ -193,4 +273,25 @@ char *llvm_name_for_data(struct dso *dso, const char *dso_name, u64 addr)
 	return make_symbol_relative_string(
 		dso, res_or_err->Name.c_str(),
 		addr, res_or_err->Start);
+#elif defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static char *(*fn)(struct dso *dso, const char *dso_name, u64 addr);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		void * handle = perf_llvm_c_helpers_dll_handle();
+
+		if (!handle)
+			return NULL;
+
+		fn = reinterpret_cast<decltype(fn)>(dlsym(handle, "llvm_name_for_data"));
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for llvm_name_for_data\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return NULL;
+	return fn(dso, dso_name, addr);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/llvm.c b/tools/perf/util/llvm.c
index ddc737194692..f6a8943b7c9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/llvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/llvm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include "llvm.h"
+#include "llvm-c-helpers.h"
 #include "annotate.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "dso.h"
@@ -7,17 +8,243 @@
 #include "namespaces.h"
 #include "srcline.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
-#include "llvm-c-helpers.h"
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
 #include <llvm-c/Disassembler.h>
 #include <llvm-c/Target.h>
+#else
+typedef void *LLVMDisasmContextRef;
+typedef int (*LLVMOpInfoCallback)(void *dis_info, uint64_t pc, uint64_t offset,
+				  uint64_t op_size, uint64_t inst_size,
+				  int tag_type, void *tag_buf);
+typedef const char *(*LLVMSymbolLookupCallback)(void *dis_info,
+						uint64_t reference_value,
+						uint64_t *reference_type,
+						uint64_t reference_pc,
+						const char **reference_name);
+#define LLVMDisassembler_ReferenceType_InOut_None 0
+#define LLVMDisassembler_ReferenceType_In_Branch 1
+#define LLVMDisassembler_ReferenceType_In_PCrel_Load 2
+#define LLVMDisassembler_Option_PrintImmHex 2
+#define LLVMDisassembler_Option_AsmPrinterVariant 4
+const char *llvm_targets[] = {
+	"AMDGPU",
+	"ARM",
+	"AVR",
+	"BPF",
+	"Hexagon",
+	"Lanai",
+	"LoongArch",
+	"Mips",
+	"MSP430",
+	"NVPTX",
+	"PowerPC",
+	"RISCV",
+	"Sparc",
+	"SystemZ",
+	"VE",
+	"WebAssembly",
+	"X86",
+	"XCore",
+	"M68k",
+	"Xtensa",
+};
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) || defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+static void *perf_llvm_dll_handle(void)
+{
+	static bool dll_handle_init;
+	static void *dll_handle;
+
+	if (!dll_handle_init) {
+		dll_handle_init = true;
+		dll_handle = dlopen("libLLVM.so", RTLD_LAZY);
+		if (!dll_handle)
+			pr_debug("dlopen failed for libLLVM.so\n");
+	}
+	return dll_handle;
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) || defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+static void *perf_llvm_dll_fun(const char *fmt, const char *target)
+{
+	char buf[128];
+	void *fn;
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, target);
+	fn = dlsym(perf_llvm_dll_handle(), buf);
+	if (!fn)
+		pr_debug("dlsym failed for %s\n", buf);
+
+	return fn;
+}
+#endif
+
+static void perf_LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos(void)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos();
+#else
+	/* LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos is a header file function not available as a symbol. */
+	static bool done_init;
+
+	if (done_init)
+		return;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(llvm_targets); i++) {
+		void (*fn)(void) = perf_llvm_dll_fun("LLVMInitialize%sTargetInfo",
+						     llvm_targets[i]);
+
+		if (!fn)
+			continue;
+		fn();
+	}
+	done_init = true;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void perf_LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs(void)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs();
+#else
+	/* LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs is a header file function not available as a symbol. */
+	static bool done_init;
+
+	if (done_init)
+		return;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(llvm_targets); i++) {
+		void (*fn)(void) = perf_llvm_dll_fun("LLVMInitialize%sTargetMC",
+						     llvm_targets[i]);
+
+		if (!fn)
+			continue;
+		fn();
+	}
+	done_init = true;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void perf_LLVMInitializeAllDisassemblers(void)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	LLVMInitializeAllDisassemblers();
+#else
+	/* LLVMInitializeAllDisassemblers is a header file function not available as a symbol. */
+	static bool done_init;
+
+	if (done_init)
+		return;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(llvm_targets); i++) {
+		void (*fn)(void) = perf_llvm_dll_fun("LLVMInitialize%sDisassembler",
+						     llvm_targets[i]);
+
+		if (!fn)
+			continue;
+		fn();
+	}
+	done_init = true;
+#endif
+}
+
+static LLVMDisasmContextRef perf_LLVMCreateDisasm(const char *triple_name, void *dis_info,
+						int tag_type, LLVMOpInfoCallback get_op_info,
+						LLVMSymbolLookupCallback symbol_lookup)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	return LLVMCreateDisasm(triple_name, dis_info, tag_type, get_op_info, symbol_lookup);
+#else
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static LLVMDisasmContextRef (*fn)(const char *triple_name, void *dis_info,
+					int tag_type, LLVMOpInfoCallback get_op_info,
+					LLVMSymbolLookupCallback symbol_lookup);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		fn = dlsym(perf_llvm_dll_handle(), "LLVMCreateDisasm");
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for LLVMCreateDisasm\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return NULL;
+	return fn(triple_name, dis_info, tag_type, get_op_info, symbol_lookup);
+#endif
+}
+
+static int perf_LLVMSetDisasmOptions(LLVMDisasmContextRef context, uint64_t options)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	return LLVMSetDisasmOptions(context, options);
+#else
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static int (*fn)(LLVMDisasmContextRef context, uint64_t options);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		fn = dlsym(perf_llvm_dll_handle(), "LLVMSetDisasmOptions");
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for LLVMSetDisasmOptions\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return 0;
+	return fn(context, options);
+#endif
+}
+
+static size_t perf_LLVMDisasmInstruction(LLVMDisasmContextRef context, uint8_t *bytes,
+					uint64_t bytes_size, uint64_t pc,
+					char *out_string, size_t out_string_size)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	return LLVMDisasmInstruction(context, bytes, bytes_size, pc, out_string, out_string_size);
+#else
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static int (*fn)(LLVMDisasmContextRef context, uint8_t *bytes,
+			uint64_t bytes_size, uint64_t pc,
+			char *out_string, size_t out_string_size);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		fn = dlsym(perf_llvm_dll_handle(), "LLVMDisasmInstruction");
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for LLVMDisasmInstruction\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return 0;
+	return fn(context, bytes, bytes_size, pc, out_string, out_string_size);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void perf_LLVMDisasmDispose(LLVMDisasmContextRef context)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT) && !defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_DYNAMIC)
+	LLVMDisasmDispose(context);
+#else
+	static bool fn_init;
+	static int (*fn)(LLVMDisasmContextRef context);
+
+	if (!fn_init) {
+		fn = dlsym(perf_llvm_dll_handle(), "LLVMDisasmDispose");
+		if (!fn)
+			pr_debug("dlsym failed for LLVMDisasmDispose\n");
+		fn_init = true;
+	}
+	if (!fn)
+		return;
+	fn(context);
 #endif
+}
+
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
 static void free_llvm_inline_frames(struct llvm_a2l_frame *inline_frames,
 				    int num_frames)
 {
@@ -29,14 +256,12 @@ static void free_llvm_inline_frames(struct llvm_a2l_frame *inline_frames,
 		zfree(&inline_frames);
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 int llvm__addr2line(const char *dso_name __maybe_unused, u64 addr __maybe_unused,
 		     char **file __maybe_unused, unsigned int *line __maybe_unused,
 		     struct dso *dso __maybe_unused, bool unwind_inlines __maybe_unused,
 		     struct inline_node *node __maybe_unused, struct symbol *sym __maybe_unused)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
 	struct llvm_a2l_frame *inline_frames = NULL;
 	int num_frames = llvm_addr2line(dso_name, addr, file, line,
 					node && unwind_inlines, &inline_frames);
@@ -64,9 +289,6 @@ int llvm__addr2line(const char *dso_name __maybe_unused, u64 addr __maybe_unused
 	free_llvm_inline_frames(inline_frames, num_frames);
 
 	return num_frames;
-#else
-	return -1;
-#endif
 }
 
 void dso__free_a2l_llvm(struct dso *dso __maybe_unused)
@@ -75,7 +297,6 @@ void dso__free_a2l_llvm(struct dso *dso __maybe_unused)
 }
 
 
-#if defined(HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT)
 struct find_file_offset_data {
 	u64 ip;
 	u64 offset;
@@ -139,7 +360,6 @@ read_symbol(const char *filename, struct map *map, struct symbol *sym,
 	free(buf);
 	return NULL;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Whenever LLVM wants to resolve an address into a symbol, it calls this
@@ -149,7 +369,6 @@ read_symbol(const char *filename, struct map *map, struct symbol *sym,
  * should add some textual annotation for after the instruction. The caller
  * will use this information to add the actual annotation.
  */
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
 struct symbol_lookup_storage {
 	u64 branch_addr;
 	u64 pcrel_load_addr;
@@ -170,12 +389,10 @@ symbol_lookup_callback(void *disinfo, uint64_t value,
 	*ref_type = LLVMDisassembler_ReferenceType_InOut_None;
 	return NULL;
 }
-#endif
 
 int symbol__disassemble_llvm(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 			     struct annotate_args *args __maybe_unused)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
 	struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
 	struct map *map = args->ms.map;
 	struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
@@ -197,9 +414,9 @@ int symbol__disassemble_llvm(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 	if (args->options->objdump_path)
 		return -1;
 
-	LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos();
-	LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs();
-	LLVMInitializeAllDisassemblers();
+	perf_LLVMInitializeAllTargetInfos();
+	perf_LLVMInitializeAllTargetMCs();
+	perf_LLVMInitializeAllDisassemblers();
 
 	buf = read_symbol(filename, map, sym, &len, &is_64bit);
 	if (buf == NULL)
@@ -215,15 +432,14 @@ int symbol__disassemble_llvm(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 			  args->arch->name);
 	}
 
-	disasm = LLVMCreateDisasm(triplet, &storage, 0, NULL,
-				  symbol_lookup_callback);
+	disasm = perf_LLVMCreateDisasm(triplet, &storage, 0, NULL,
+				       symbol_lookup_callback);
 	if (disasm == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
 	if (args->options->disassembler_style &&
 	    !strcmp(args->options->disassembler_style, "intel"))
-		LLVMSetDisasmOptions(disasm,
-				     LLVMDisassembler_Option_AsmPrinterVariant);
+		perf_LLVMSetDisasmOptions(disasm, LLVMDisassembler_Option_AsmPrinterVariant);
 
 	/*
 	 * This needs to be set after AsmPrinterVariant, due to a bug in LLVM;
@@ -231,7 +447,7 @@ int symbol__disassemble_llvm(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 	 * forget about the PrintImmHex flag (which is applied before if both
 	 * are given to the same call).
 	 */
-	LLVMSetDisasmOptions(disasm, LLVMDisassembler_Option_PrintImmHex);
+	perf_LLVMSetDisasmOptions(disasm, LLVMDisassembler_Option_PrintImmHex);
 
 	/* add the function address and name */
 	scnprintf(disasm_buf, sizeof(disasm_buf), "%#"PRIx64" <%s>:",
@@ -256,9 +472,9 @@ int symbol__disassemble_llvm(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 		storage.branch_addr = 0;
 		storage.pcrel_load_addr = 0;
 
-		ins_len = LLVMDisasmInstruction(disasm, buf + offset,
-						len - offset, pc,
-						disasm_buf, sizeof(disasm_buf));
+		ins_len = perf_LLVMDisasmInstruction(disasm, buf + offset,
+						     len - offset, pc,
+						     disasm_buf, sizeof(disasm_buf));
 		if (ins_len == 0)
 			goto err;
 		disasm_len = strlen(disasm_buf);
@@ -314,13 +530,8 @@ int symbol__disassemble_llvm(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 	ret = 0;
 
 err:
-	LLVMDisasmDispose(disasm);
+	perf_LLVMDisasmDispose(disasm);
 	free(buf);
 	free(line_storage);
 	return ret;
-#else // HAVE_LIBLLVM_SUPPORT
-	pr_debug("The LLVM disassembler isn't linked in for %s in %s\n",
-		 sym->name, filename);
-	return -1;
-#endif
 }
