diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 2da5581ec74d35945dcdf3cb45369284a876976c..86d9c73025983d0132a4dddc8607161d713bfbf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ static int _eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int veprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+	return _eprintf(level, var, fmt, args);
+}
+
 int eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index caac2fdc6105f7591a225f12e65b6e1ece48d342..8b9a088c32ab4e330ece47ae91397bdd87bdd0ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void pr_stat(const char *fmt, ...);
 
 int eprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 int eprintf_time(int level, int var, u64 t, const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 5)));
+int veprintf(int level, int var, const char *fmt, va_list args);
 
 int perf_debug_option(const char *str);