diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 20aef90bf194..62b147366d01 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -387,9 +387,8 @@ void disable_buildid_cache(void)
 	no_buildid_cache = true;
 }
 
-static char *build_id_cache__dirname_from_path(const char *name,
-					       bool is_kallsyms, bool is_vdso,
-					       const char *sbuild_id)
+char *build_id_cache__cachedir(const char *sbuild_id, const char *name,
+			       bool is_kallsyms, bool is_vdso)
 {
 	char *realname = (char *)name, *filename;
 	bool slash = is_kallsyms || is_vdso;
@@ -417,8 +416,7 @@ int build_id_cache__list_build_ids(const char *pathname,
 	char *dir_name;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dir_name = build_id_cache__dirname_from_path(pathname, false, false,
-						     NULL);
+	dir_name = build_id_cache__cachedir(NULL, pathname, false, false);
 	if (!dir_name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -444,8 +442,8 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *name,
 			goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	dir_name = build_id_cache__dirname_from_path(name, is_kallsyms,
-						     is_vdso, sbuild_id);
+	dir_name = build_id_cache__cachedir(sbuild_id, name,
+					    is_kallsyms, is_vdso);
 	if (!dir_name)
 		goto out_free;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
index e5435f46e48e..d8c7f2fc6a87 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ bool perf_session__read_build_ids(struct perf_session *session, bool with_hits);
 int perf_session__write_buildid_table(struct perf_session *session, int fd);
 int perf_session__cache_build_ids(struct perf_session *session);
 
+char *build_id_cache__cachedir(const char *sbuild_id, const char *name,
+			       bool is_kallsyms, bool is_vdso);
 int build_id_cache__list_build_ids(const char *pathname,
 				   struct strlist **result);
 bool build_id_cache__cached(const char *sbuild_id);