diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b8afc4cd64..7df0e8b759 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
             append_cache_entry LibGeoIP_ROOT_DIR PATH $optarg
             ;;
         --with-perftools=*)
+            append_cache_entry ENABLE_PERFTOOLS     BOOL   true
             append_cache_entry GooglePerftools_ROOT_DIR PATH $optarg
             ;;
         --with-python=*)