diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
index 2d3bdebdf6df..a0b4f1bca491 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/perf/arm_pmu.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
 
 /* ARMv8 Cortex-A53 specific event types. */
 #define ARMV8_A53_PERFCTR_PREF_LINEFILL				0xC2