diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 70de8f6b3aee..3d79add5f7ae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include "util.h"
 #include "ui/ui.h"
 #include "sort.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 62c8cf622607..1b17f6de957d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include "compress.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/jitdump.c b/tools/perf/util/jitdump.c
index bf249552a9b0..eda28d3570bc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/jitdump.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/jitdump.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
index 7119df77dc0b..17edbd4f6f85 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 956d9916e364..2162a5d9b3ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "map.h"
-#include "../perf.h"
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <byteswap.h>
-#include <libgen.h>
 #include "branch.h"
-#include "build-id.h"
-#include "event.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "symbol_conf.h"
 
@@ -26,6 +20,10 @@
 
 #include "dso.h"
 
+struct map;
+struct map_groups;
+struct option;
+
 /*
  * libelf 0.8.x and earlier do not support ELF_C_READ_MMAP;
  * for newer versions we can use mmap to reduce memory usage: