diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind.h b/tools/perf/util/unwind.h
index 61fb1e90ff5166c6c1f50f8446650cf302aa610d..bfbdcc6198c9d85c09f9859866ac7974e8dd61c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind.h
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef __UNWIND_H
 #define __UNWIND_H
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include "event.h"
-#include "symbol.h"
-#include "thread.h"
+
+struct map;
+struct perf_sample;
+struct symbol;
+struct thread;
 
 struct unwind_entry {
 	struct map	*map;