diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index f5aa6375e3e9..fd4853404727 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <linux/futex.h>
 
+/* For older distros: */
+#ifndef MAP_STACK
+# define MAP_STACK		0x20000
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MADV_HWPOISON
+# define MADV_HWPOISON		100
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MADV_MERGEABLE
+# define MADV_MERGEABLE		12
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MADV_UNMERGEABLE
+# define MADV_UNMERGEABLE	13
+#endif
+
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_hex(char *bf, size_t size,
 					 unsigned long arg,
 					 u8 arg_idx __maybe_unused,