diff --git a/tools/arch/xtensa/include/asm/barrier.h b/tools/arch/xtensa/include/asm/barrier.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..583800bd7259077d8f4386b27d0f4cac26543e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/arch/xtensa/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copied from the kernel sources to tools/:
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 - 2012 Tensilica Inc.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TOOLS_LINUX_XTENSA_SYSTEM_H
+#define _TOOLS_LINUX_XTENSA_SYSTEM_H
+
+#define mb()  ({ __asm__ __volatile__("memw" : : : "memory"); })
+#define rmb() barrier()
+#define wmb() mb()
+
+#endif /* _TOOLS_LINUX_XTENSA_SYSTEM_H */
diff --git a/tools/include/asm/barrier.h b/tools/include/asm/barrier.h
index d2ddca50ec72d2644e222ba9aa949bcd7cd75553..ccb2244903a4c422df594571b14f2c4ed6b7dd2b 100644
--- a/tools/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/tools/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
 #include "../../arch/alpha/include/asm/barrier.h"
 #elif defined(__ia64__)
 #include "../../arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h"
+#elif defined(__xtensa__)
+#include "../../arch/xtensa/include/asm/barrier.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index 1b330dd8a137572d8b3e974c9b6901fae3973bdc..6d3c398c1021a0a77fa2b17fdca5f83fd0b2117d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ tools/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier.h
 tools/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_32.h
 tools/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_64.h
 tools/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
+tools/arch/xtensa/include/asm/barrier.h
 tools/scripts
 tools/build
 tools/lib/traceevent
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf-sys.h b/tools/perf/perf-sys.h
index 56edbe16f583c30a6d7bd2061fa52b78c9cb973d..ebe228f1bde4b85f35068eccf35e0db55cefeeb4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf-sys.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf-sys.h
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __xtensa__
-#define mb()		asm volatile("memw" ::: "memory")
-#define wmb()		asm volatile("memw" ::: "memory")
-#define rmb()		asm volatile("" ::: "memory")
 #define CPUINFO_PROC	{"core ID"}
 #endif