diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index c555c3ccd79d..263d1d9d8987 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@
 #include "symbol/kallsyms.h"
 #include <internal/lib.h>
 
+static struct perf_pmu *perf_evsel__find_pmu(struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+
+	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
+		if (pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return pmu;
+}
+
 static bool auxtrace__dont_decode(struct perf_session *session)
 {
 	return !session->itrace_synth_opts ||
@@ -2180,18 +2192,6 @@ static int parse_addr_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const char *filter,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct perf_pmu *perf_evsel__find_pmu(struct evsel *evsel)
-{
-	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
-
-	while ((pmu = perf_pmu__scan(pmu)) != NULL) {
-		if (pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return pmu;
-}
-
 static int perf_evsel__nr_addr_filter(struct evsel *evsel)
 {
 	struct perf_pmu *pmu = perf_evsel__find_pmu(evsel);