diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index d8c2298cd32a350a74ef2211c2611d11e927e61d..ba0f59fa3d5dd247aa0a77bf945edfde68d03b8e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -200,6 +200,24 @@ void perf_evsel__set_sample_id(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	evsel->attr.read_format |= PERF_FORMAT_ID;
 }
 
+/**
+ * perf_evsel__is_function_event - Return whether given evsel is a function
+ * trace event
+ *
+ * @evsel - evsel selector to be tested
+ *
+ * Return %true if event is function trace event
+ */
+bool perf_evsel__is_function_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+#define FUNCTION_EVENT "ftrace:function"
+
+	return evsel->name &&
+	       !strncmp(FUNCTION_EVENT, evsel->name, sizeof(FUNCTION_EVENT));
+
+#undef FUNCTION_EVENT
+}
+
 void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 		      struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 86fed7a2932bda4ea996fe9a352b1bad4b19a91e..d73391e8740e4fb32c0a0028306b9697f2b456a5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -355,23 +355,7 @@ static inline bool perf_evsel__is_group_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 	return perf_evsel__is_group_leader(evsel) && evsel->nr_members > 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * perf_evsel__is_function_event - Return whether given evsel is a function
- * trace event
- *
- * @evsel - evsel selector to be tested
- *
- * Return %true if event is function trace event
- */
-static inline bool perf_evsel__is_function_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-#define FUNCTION_EVENT "ftrace:function"
-
-	return evsel->name &&
-	       !strncmp(FUNCTION_EVENT, evsel->name, sizeof(FUNCTION_EVENT));
-
-#undef FUNCTION_EVENT
-}
+bool perf_evsel__is_function_event(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 
 static inline bool perf_evsel__is_bpf_output(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {