diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index bfa60bcafbde8cdb776a9d653f51f4101ef16ea6..e6717403a864d5538d4167fbac33e058648b07f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "build-id.h"