diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index aa786158b66814c66a1a86baa4edea6b1097aef2..ec212748d651904a04352cac3a681a3db9b89277 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ static inline unsigned long long rdclock(void)
 #define __user
 #define asmlinkage
 
-#define __used		__attribute__((__unused__))
-
 #define unlikely(x)	__builtin_expect(!!(x), 0)
 #define min(x, y) ({				\
 	typeof(x) _min1 = (x);			\
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h
index dfb0713ed47ff97ec4f5e5f7af0d11a8fb7c6566..791f9dd27ebffd3166f6535c629c0595d073b3db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 #define __user
 #define __attribute_const__
 
+#define __used		__attribute__((__unused__))
+
 #endif