diff --git a/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
index bd5d7b4d7760..e667577207dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE;
 static int (*probe_read)(void *dst, int size, const void *unsafe_addr) = (void *)BPF_FUNC_probe_read;
 static int (*probe_read_str)(void *dst, int size, const void *unsafe_addr) = (void *)BPF_FUNC_probe_read_str;
 
+static int (*perf_event_output)(void *, struct bpf_map *, int, void *, unsigned long) = (void *)BPF_FUNC_perf_event_output;
+
 #endif /* _PERF_BPF_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/include/bpf/stdio.h b/tools/perf/include/bpf/stdio.h
index 2899cb7bfed8..316af5b2ff35 100644
--- a/tools/perf/include/bpf/stdio.h
+++ b/tools/perf/include/bpf/stdio.h
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ struct bpf_map SEC("maps") __bpf_stdout__ = {
        .max_entries = __NR_CPUS__,
 };
 
-static int (*perf_event_output)(void *, struct bpf_map *, int, void *, unsigned long) =
-	(void *)BPF_FUNC_perf_event_output;
-
 #define puts(from) \
 	({ const int __len = sizeof(from); \
 	   char __from[__len] = from; \