diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
index 631b40d94643..01c2e86977f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind-local.c
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#ifndef REMOTE_UNWIND_LIBUNWIND
 #include <libunwind.h>
 #include <libunwind-ptrace.h>
+#endif
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "session.h"
@@ -689,5 +691,7 @@ _unwind_libunwind_ops = {
 	.get_entries    = _unwind__get_entries,
 };
 
+#ifndef REMOTE_UNWIND_LIBUNWIND
 struct unwind_libunwind_ops *
 local_unwind_libunwind_ops = &_unwind_libunwind_ops;
+#endif