diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c b/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c
index 5eaffa2de9c5816399a2b455f25857fec46a9613..dffe0551acaa717add54e96bfb864c8fbf6cf2d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "tests.h"
 
-#define TEST_ASSERT_VAL(text, cond) \
-do { \
-	if (!(cond)) { \
-		pr_debug("FAILED %s:%d %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, text); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-} while (0)
-
 static char *test_file(int size)
 {
 	static char buf_templ[] = "/tmp/test-XXXXXX";
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 0275bab4ea9e83e95cf76d7408dc3649a5ccee4d..ad950f57d85bb50d16c8f98f1147953ba3dcf108 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
 #include "tests.h"
 #include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
-#define TEST_ASSERT_VAL(text, cond) \
-do { \
-	if (!(cond)) { \
-		pr_debug("FAILED %s:%d %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, text); \
-		return -1; \
-	} \
-} while (0)
-
 #define PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | \
 			     PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index dd7feae2d37b83248fa8279891953503a69d3aec..07a92f9c67123d578c8069a3a24f8090b6cd9ce1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef TESTS_H
 #define TESTS_H
 
+#define TEST_ASSERT_VAL(text, cond)					 \
+do {									 \
+	if (!(cond)) {							 \
+		pr_debug("FAILED %s:%d %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, text); \
+		return -1;						 \
+	}								 \
+} while (0)
+
 enum {
 	TEST_OK   =  0,
 	TEST_FAIL = -1,