diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-prologue.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf-prologue.h
index c50c7358009f234a936b2dd209adf721134b3226..66dcf751ef65401ae3ac733996a35c2eb11e1ef3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-prologue.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-prologue.h
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef __BPF_PROLOGUE_H
 #define __BPF_PROLOGUE_H
 
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
-#include <linux/filter.h>
-#include "probe-event.h"
+struct probe_trace_arg;
+struct bpf_insn;
 
 #define BPF_PROLOGUE_MAX_ARGS 3
 #define BPF_PROLOGUE_START_ARG_REG BPF_REG_3
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ int bpf__gen_prologue(struct probe_trace_arg *args, int nargs,
 		      struct bpf_insn *new_prog, size_t *new_cnt,
 		      size_t cnt_space);
 #else
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 static inline int