diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 36ae7e92dab1..4e908ec1ef64 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "build-id.h"