diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 0a33f7322ecc..477c47c84971 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "string2.h"
 #include "memswap.h"
 #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
+#include <internal/xyarray.h>
 
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index efe08065838f..2928eee78427 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <internal/evsel.h>
-#include <internal/xyarray.h>
 #include "symbol_conf.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
 #include "counts.h"
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ enum perf_tool_event {
 };
 
 struct bpf_object;
+struct xyarray;
 
 /** struct evsel - event selector
  *