diff --git a/tools/perf/Build b/tools/perf/Build
index 6dd67e502295..aa7623622834 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/Build
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ CFLAGS_builtin-report.o	   += -DDOCDIR="BUILD_STR($(srcdir_SQ)/Documentation)"
 perf-y += util/
 perf-y += arch/
 perf-y += ui/
-perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += scripts/
+perf-y += scripts/
 
 gtk-y += ui/gtk/
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 522226114263..976f8bfe099c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2313,8 +2313,8 @@ static void setup_scripting(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 	setup_perl_scripting();
-	setup_python_scripting();
 #endif
+	setup_python_scripting();
 }
 
 static int flush_scripting(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/Build b/tools/perf/scripts/Build
index 68d4b54574ad..7d8e2e57faac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/Build
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-perf-$(CONFIG_LIBPERL)   += perl/Perf-Trace-Util/
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT),y)
+  perf-$(CONFIG_LIBPERL)   += perl/Perf-Trace-Util/
+endif
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBPYTHON) += python/Perf-Trace-Util/
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
index d5fed4e42617..7d0e33ce6aba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += Context.o
+perf-y += Context.o
 
 CFLAGS_Context.o += $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-nested-externs
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c
index 895f5fc23965..b0d449f41650 100644
--- a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static struct scripting_context *get_scripting_context(PyObject *args)
 	return get_args(args, "context", NULL);
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_pc(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
 {
 	struct scripting_context *c = get_scripting_context(args);
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ static PyObject *perf_trace_context_common_lock_depth(PyObject *obj,
 
 	return Py_BuildValue("i", common_lock_depth(c));
 }
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *perf_sample_insn(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -178,12 +180,14 @@ static PyObject *perf_sample_srccode(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef ContextMethods[] = {
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 	{ "common_pc", perf_trace_context_common_pc, METH_VARARGS,
 	  "Get the common preempt count event field value."},
 	{ "common_flags", perf_trace_context_common_flags, METH_VARARGS,
 	  "Get the common flags event field value."},
 	{ "common_lock_depth", perf_trace_context_common_lock_depth,
 	  METH_VARARGS,	"Get the common lock depth event field value."},
+#endif
 	{ "perf_sample_insn", perf_sample_insn,
 	  METH_VARARGS,	"Get the machine code instruction."},
 	{ "perf_set_itrace_options", perf_set_itrace_options,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 918b501f9bd8..4868e3bf7df9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ perf-y += pmu-bison.o
 perf-y += pmu-hybrid.o
 perf-y += svghelper.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += trace-event-info.o
-perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += trace-event-scripting.o
+perf-y += trace-event-scripting.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += trace-event.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += trace-event-parse.o
 perf-$(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT) += trace-event-read.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build
index 2c96aa3cc1ec..c220fec97032 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT),y)
   perf-$(CONFIG_LIBPERL)   += trace-event-perl.o
-  perf-$(CONFIG_LIBPYTHON) += trace-event-python.o
 endif
+perf-$(CONFIG_LIBPYTHON) += trace-event-python.o
 
 CFLAGS_trace-event-perl.o += $(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-shadow -Wno-nested-externs -Wno-undef -Wno-switch-default -Wno-bad-function-cast -Wno-declaration-after-statement -Wno-switch-enum
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 2c2697c5d025..0f4ef61f2ffa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/time64.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "../build-id.h"
 #include "../counts.h"
@@ -87,18 +89,21 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC initperf_trace_context(void);
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf_trace_context(void);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #define TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX				\
 	((1 << (sizeof(unsigned short) * 8)) - 1)
 
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
 
-#define MAX_FIELDS	64
 #define N_COMMON_FIELDS	7
 
-extern struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
-
 static char *cur_field_name;
 static int zero_flag_atom;
+#endif
+
+#define MAX_FIELDS	64
+
+extern struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
 
 static PyObject *main_module, *main_dict;
 
@@ -153,6 +158,26 @@ static PyObject *get_handler(const char *handler_name)
 	return handler;
 }
 
+static void call_object(PyObject *handler, PyObject *args, const char *die_msg)
+{
+	PyObject *retval;
+
+	retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, args);
+	if (retval == NULL)
+		handler_call_die(die_msg);
+	Py_DECREF(retval);
+}
+
+static void try_call_object(const char *handler_name, PyObject *args)
+{
+	PyObject *handler;
+
+	handler = get_handler(handler_name);
+	if (handler)
+		call_object(handler, args, handler_name);
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static int get_argument_count(PyObject *handler)
 {
 	int arg_count = 0;
@@ -181,25 +206,6 @@ static int get_argument_count(PyObject *handler)
 	return arg_count;
 }
 
-static void call_object(PyObject *handler, PyObject *args, const char *die_msg)
-{
-	PyObject *retval;
-
-	retval = PyObject_CallObject(handler, args);
-	if (retval == NULL)
-		handler_call_die(die_msg);
-	Py_DECREF(retval);
-}
-
-static void try_call_object(const char *handler_name, PyObject *args)
-{
-	PyObject *handler;
-
-	handler = get_handler(handler_name);
-	if (handler)
-		call_object(handler, args, handler_name);
-}
-
 static void define_value(enum tep_print_arg_type field_type,
 			 const char *ev_name,
 			 const char *field_name,
@@ -379,6 +385,7 @@ static PyObject *get_field_numeric_entry(struct tep_event *event,
 		obj = list;
 	return obj;
 }
+#endif
 
 static const char *get_dsoname(struct map *map)
 {
@@ -906,6 +913,7 @@ static PyObject *get_perf_sample_dict(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	return dict;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 				      struct evsel *evsel,
 				      struct addr_location *al,
@@ -1035,6 +1043,16 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 
 	Py_DECREF(t);
 }
+#else
+static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+				      struct evsel *evsel __maybe_unused,
+				      struct addr_location *al __maybe_unused,
+				      struct addr_location *addr_al __maybe_unused)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "Tracepoint events are not supported because "
+			"perf is not linked with libtraceevent.\n");
+}
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *tuple_new(unsigned int sz)
 {
@@ -1965,6 +1983,7 @@ static int python_stop_script(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static int python_generate_script(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *outfile)
 {
 	int i, not_first, count, nr_events;
@@ -2155,6 +2174,18 @@ static int python_generate_script(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *outfile
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#else
+static int python_generate_script(struct tep_handle *pevent __maybe_unused,
+				  const char *outfile __maybe_unused)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "Generating Python perf-script is not supported."
+		"  Install libtraceevent and rebuild perf to enable it.\n"
+		"For example:\n  # apt install libtraceevent-dev (ubuntu)"
+		"\n  # yum install libtraceevent-devel (Fedora)"
+		"\n  etc.\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif
 
 struct scripting_ops python_scripting_ops = {
 	.name			= "Python",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
index 56175c53f9af..bd0000300c77 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-scripting.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"
@@ -27,10 +29,11 @@ void scripting_context__update(struct scripting_context *c,
 			       struct addr_location *addr_al)
 {
 	c->event_data = sample->raw_data;
+	c->pevent = NULL;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 	if (evsel->tp_format)
 		c->pevent = evsel->tp_format->tep;
-	else
-		c->pevent = NULL;
+#endif
 	c->event = event;
 	c->sample = sample;
 	c->evsel = evsel;
@@ -122,6 +125,7 @@ void setup_python_scripting(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 static void print_perl_unsupported_msg(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Perl scripting not supported."
@@ -186,3 +190,4 @@ void setup_perl_scripting(void)
 	register_perl_scripting(&perl_scripting_ops);
 }
 #endif
+#endif
