diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index eeb7ac62b9e3ce99ad796a62a628010dd2dce927..5e7ba35a55177db5295dd15b62c8d893820c6ef7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -47,4 +47,14 @@ void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
 				u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 				struct addr_location *al,
 				symbol_filter_t filter);
+
+static inline void *thread__priv(struct thread *thread)
+{
+	return thread->priv;
+}
+
+static inline void thread__set_priv(struct thread *thread, void *p)
+{
+	thread->priv = p;
+}
 #endif	/* __PERF_THREAD_H */