diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index bd39b2090ad1..3723b9f8f964 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
 #define __must_be_array(a)	BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__same_type((a), &(a)[0]))
 
 #define  noinline	__attribute__((noinline))
-
+#ifndef __packed
 #define __packed	__attribute__((packed))
-
+#endif
+#ifndef __noreturn
 #define __noreturn	__attribute__((noreturn))
-
+#endif
+#ifndef __aligned
 #define __aligned(x)	__attribute__((aligned(x)))
+#endif
 #define __printf(a, b)	__attribute__((format(printf, a, b)))
 #define __scanf(a, b)	__attribute__((format(scanf, a, b)))