diff --git a/src/tools/perf/perftest.c b/src/tools/perf/perftest.c
index 52a1682f85..87e0511807 100644
--- a/src/tools/perf/perftest.c
+++ b/src/tools/perf/perftest.c
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@
 {
 #if _OPENMP
 #  pragma omp barrier
-#  pragma omp master
+#  if _OPENMP >= 202011
+#    pragma omp masked
+#  else
+#    pragma omp master
+#  endif
 #endif
   {
     sock_rte_group_t *group = rte_group;