diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index ff7a753cc4871ac30eb96f8040071797721bd4ba..f00ea77f5f08727bac8346995707b63a17626441 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ ifndef NO_BIONIC
   ifeq ($(feature-bionic), 1)
     BIONIC := 1
     CFLAGS += -DLACKS_SIGQUEUE_PROTOTYPE
+    CFLAGS += -DLACKS_OPEN_MEMSTREAM_PROTOTYPE
     EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(EXTLIBS))
     EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lpthread,$(EXTLIBS))
   endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index a827919c626308beefdf2eb1f2d1b6f69c30edcd..775b99833e513541bc7e64909b77e8fb448450b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 #include "util/data.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
 
+#ifdef LACKS_OPEN_MEMSTREAM_PROTOTYPE
+FILE *open_memstream(char **ptr, size_t *sizeloc);
+#endif
+
 #define SUPPORT_OLD_POWER_EVENTS 1
 #define PWR_EVENT_EXIT -1