diff --git a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c
index 3d1ed34aec8b..6fc3697ac749 100644
--- a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c
+++ b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@ int func(void *ctx, int err, long sec)
 	return sec == 5;
 }
 
-char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
-int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
+license(GPL);
diff --git a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/empty.c b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/empty.c
index 86f97763355d..3776d26db9e7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/examples/bpf/empty.c
+++ b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/empty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #include <bpf.h>
 
-char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
-int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
+license(GPL);
diff --git a/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
index 003afcab4e51..cdfd18b9c318 100644
--- a/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@
 #ifndef _PERF_BPF_H
 #define _PERF_BPF_H
 #define SEC(NAME) __attribute__((section(NAME),  used))
+
+#define license(name) \
+char _license[] SEC("license") = #name; \
+int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
+
 #endif /* _PERF_BPF_H */