diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h
index 791f9dd27ebffd3166f6535c629c0595d073b3db..547628e97f3d2ac4aacf85485f8e5d790575c042 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #define __always_inline	inline
 #endif
 #define __user
+#ifndef __attribute_const__
 #define __attribute_const__
+#endif
 
 #define __used		__attribute__((__unused__))