diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
index f8ccee132867c566dabf4bb727e9c17d78637894..9aaa6f5a93479f107c83123febfe8f8a8a59b63e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
@@ -32,3 +32,14 @@ get_cpuid(char *buffer, size_t sz)
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
+
+char *
+get_cpuid_str(void)
+{
+	char *bufp;
+
+	if (asprintf(&bufp, "%.8lx", mfspr(SPRN_PVR)) < 0)
+		bufp = NULL;
+
+	return bufp;
+}