diff --git a/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
index 2eac6d804b2d..b422aeef5339 100644
--- a/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct ____btf_map_##name __attribute__((section(".maps." #name), used)) \
 static int (*bpf_map_update_elem)(struct bpf_map *map, void *key, void *value, u64 flags) = (void *)BPF_FUNC_map_update_elem;
 static void *(*bpf_map_lookup_elem)(struct bpf_map *map, void *key) = (void *)BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem;
 
+static void (*bpf_tail_call)(void *ctx, void *map, int index) = (void *)BPF_FUNC_tail_call;
+
 #define SEC(NAME) __attribute__((section(NAME),  used))
 
 #define probe(function, vars) \