diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index e1b937f238943065046eb6539f23769d1231c304..99156b4363a5005acf846a8f62a388074524e0e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "util/bpf-loader.h"
 #include "util/trigger.h"
 #include "util/perf-hooks.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index b8f2dd322496d8474bc4328cec06ddaefec91a7e..3f89e0eaf0d485bb8e9522d21b50bb36e0a7887f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "arch/common.h"
 #include "util/time-utils.h"
 #include "util/auxtrace.h"
+#include "util/units.h"
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/unit_number__scnprintf.c b/tools/perf/tests/unit_number__scnprintf.c
index f84cb70ee5e584333c2e26315a1f9d924f980f1a..44589de084b824319063df71ce0543f7f054088b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/unit_number__scnprintf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/unit_number__scnprintf.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include "tests.h"
-#include "util.h"
+#include "units.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
 int test__unit_number__scnprint(int subtest __maybe_unused)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index f0b5b2b0e521771e599486b5b0803416a9f5d16c..1b12a69740b31cc11d4877cd3006b2105460e819 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "annotate.h"
 #include "srcline.h"
 #include "string2.h"
+#include "units.h"
 
 #include "sane_ctype.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index f0b9e5d0e2fc90b1a3119e5b21accf9d1f1daae5..069583bdc670f0bf05c3f48762a53dc412a67fae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ libperf-y += help-unknown-cmd.o
 libperf-y += mem-events.o
 libperf-y += vsprintf.o
 libperf-y += drv_configs.o
+libperf-y += units.o
 libperf-y += time-utils.o
 libperf-y += expr-bison.o
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 8d36cf345375c4027f7e94b5fcafe16885cac1bc..5eb638fd003f74bd58387cbbf5611d33c50327c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "units.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
index 7d3927447fba4d342257fce25440fb4ec3dcf2b6..9f3b0d9754a896484fa193865d2141bd37a82ca1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ util/trace-event.c
 ../lib/rbtree.c
 util/string.c
 util/symbol_fprintf.c
+util/units.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/units.c b/tools/perf/util/units.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f6a2a3d117d5857143ccc92508d370d8c32c64a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/units.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "units.h"
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/time64.h>
+
+unsigned long convert_unit(unsigned long value, char *unit)
+{
+	*unit = ' ';
+
+	if (value > 1000) {
+		value /= 1000;
+		*unit = 'K';
+	}
+
+	if (value > 1000) {
+		value /= 1000;
+		*unit = 'M';
+	}
+
+	if (value > 1000) {
+		value /= 1000;
+		*unit = 'G';
+	}
+
+	return value;
+}
+
+int unit_number__scnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, u64 n)
+{
+	char unit[4] = "BKMG";
+	int i = 0;
+
+	while (((n / 1024) > 1) && (i < 3)) {
+		n /= 1024;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	return scnprintf(buf, size, "%" PRIu64 "%c", n, unit[i]);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/units.h b/tools/perf/util/units.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3ed7774afaa98b93f168659535f77eeacb4080b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/units.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef PERF_UNIT_H
+#define PERF_UNIT_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+unsigned long convert_unit(unsigned long value, char *unit);
+int unit_number__scnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, u64 n);
+
+#endif /* PERF_UNIT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index bc42c459f586d008c16c74a561f31c19a12cfe3b..7741d5f6022b2106ccad925c56eebcf928882c1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -272,28 +272,6 @@ int copyfile(const char *from, const char *to)
 	return copyfile_mode(from, to, 0755);
 }
 
-unsigned long convert_unit(unsigned long value, char *unit)
-{
-	*unit = ' ';
-
-	if (value > 1000) {
-		value /= 1000;
-		*unit = 'K';
-	}
-
-	if (value > 1000) {
-		value /= 1000;
-		*unit = 'M';
-	}
-
-	if (value > 1000) {
-		value /= 1000;
-		*unit = 'G';
-	}
-
-	return value;
-}
-
 static ssize_t ion(bool is_read, int fd, void *buf, size_t n)
 {
 	void *buf_start = buf;
@@ -731,16 +709,3 @@ int fetch_current_timestamp(char *buf, size_t sz)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int unit_number__scnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, u64 n)
-{
-	char unit[4] = "BKMG";
-	int i = 0;
-
-	while (((n / 1024) > 1) && (i < 3)) {
-		n /= 1024;
-		i++;
-	}
-
-	return scnprintf(buf, size, "%" PRIu64 "%c", n, unit[i]);
-}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 6bf141647403e66b97169617f9e18331a5c7f115..add9e77369a28d8e754a374ab5fad27d6fe1c087 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ int copyfile(const char *from, const char *to);
 int copyfile_mode(const char *from, const char *to, mode_t mode);
 int copyfile_offset(int fromfd, loff_t from_ofs, int tofd, loff_t to_ofs, u64 size);
 
-unsigned long convert_unit(unsigned long value, char *unit);
 ssize_t readn(int fd, void *buf, size_t n);
 ssize_t writen(int fd, void *buf, size_t n);
 
@@ -134,6 +133,4 @@ int sched_getcpu(void);
 
 int timestamp__scnprintf_usec(u64 timestamp, char *buf, size_t sz);
 
-int unit_number__scnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, u64 n);
-
 #endif /* GIT_COMPAT_UTIL_H */