diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 45da8d186b492d4f82512862aef867acd4649f09..98cb1f30aa296b48eea97183a556e53a51621a75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -398,3 +398,34 @@ int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
+	u64 type = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		if (!type)
+			type = pos->attr.sample_type;
+		else if (type != pos->attr.sample_type)
+			die("non matching sample_type");
+	}
+
+	return type;
+}
+
+bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	bool value = false, first = true;
+	struct perf_evsel *pos;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		if (first) {
+			value = pos->attr.sample_id_all;
+			first = false;
+		} else if (value != pos->attr.sample_id_all)
+			die("non matching sample_id_all");
+	}
+
+	return value;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 8b1cb7a4c5f1edbe2d5b3beafce04d2b0606049e..a8556b68c39272502e8c4c4717a2ad7940299cc2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -65,4 +65,7 @@ int perf_evlist__create_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist, pid_t target_pid,
 void perf_evlist__delete_maps(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
+u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 93862a8027ea05c675616ff7004879309584b311..0717bebc76494d24cfc68bec984aba404058438c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -934,37 +934,6 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session, int fd)
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
-{
-	struct perf_evsel *pos;
-	u64 type = 0;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
-		if (!type)
-			type = pos->attr.sample_type;
-		else if (type != pos->attr.sample_type)
-			die("non matching sample_type");
-	}
-
-	return type;
-}
-
-bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
-{
-	bool value = false, first = true;
-	struct perf_evsel *pos;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &evlist->entries, node) {
-		if (first) {
-			value = pos->attr.sample_id_all;
-			first = false;
-		} else if (value != pos->attr.sample_id_all)
-			die("non matching sample_id_all");
-	}
-
-	return value;
-}
-
 int perf_event__synthesize_attr(struct perf_event_attr *attr, u16 ids, u64 *id,
 				perf_event__handler_t process,
 				struct perf_session *session)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.h b/tools/perf/util/header.h
index 456661d7f10e7a2594699ae005e451c25914b21c..1886256768a176e72ae9e3f3e476dde7b26ea728 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ int perf_header__write_pipe(int fd);
 int perf_header__push_event(u64 id, const char *name);
 char *perf_header__find_event(u64 id);
 
-u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
-bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_header__set_feat(struct perf_header *header, int feat);
 void perf_header__clear_feat(struct perf_header *header, int feat);
 bool perf_header__has_feat(const struct perf_header *header, int feat);