diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 68321d10eb2d..74df298acb31 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ struct evsel {
 	} side_band;
 };
 
-union u64_swap {
-	u64 val64;
-	u32 val32[2];
-};
-
 struct perf_missing_features {
 	bool sample_id_all;
 	bool exclude_guest;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/memswap.h b/tools/perf/util/memswap.h
index 1e29ff903ca9..2c38e8c2d548 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/memswap.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/memswap.h
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 #ifndef PERF_MEMSWAP_H_
 #define PERF_MEMSWAP_H_
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+union u64_swap {
+	u64 val64;
+	u32 val32[2];
+};
+
 void mem_bswap_64(void *src, int byte_size);
 void mem_bswap_32(void *src, int byte_size);