diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index b6f18c2d4b14..80e056a3d882 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include "event.h"
-#include "symbol.h"
+#include "map_symbol.h"
 #include "branch.h"
 
 struct map;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 08267af7439c..f50aad24928e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "header.h"
 #include "color.h"
+#include "symbol.h"
 #include "ui/progress.h"
 
 struct hist_entry;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map_symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/map_symbol.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a1aed9f6bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map_symbol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#ifndef __PERF_MAP_SYMBOL
+#define __PERF_MAP_SYMBOL 1
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct map;
+struct symbol;
+
+struct map_symbol {
+	struct map    *map;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+};
+
+struct addr_map_symbol {
+	struct map    *map;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	u64	      addr;
+	u64	      al_addr;
+	u64	      phys_addr;
+};
+#endif // __PERF_MAP_SYMBOL
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index dd6312876492..2fbee0b1011c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include "cache.h"
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
-#include "symbol.h"
+#include "map_symbol.h"
+#include "symbol_conf.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "callchain.h"
 #include "values.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 56e2bcb907cc..9a8fe012910a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include "map_symbol.h"
 #include "branch.h"
 #include "path.h"
 #include "symbol_conf.h"
@@ -115,19 +116,6 @@ struct ref_reloc_sym {
 	u64		unrelocated_addr;
 };
 
-struct map_symbol {
-	struct map    *map;
-	struct symbol *sym;
-};
-
-struct addr_map_symbol {
-	struct map    *map;
-	struct symbol *sym;
-	u64	      addr;
-	u64	      al_addr;
-	u64	      phys_addr;
-};
-
 struct branch_info {
 	struct addr_map_symbol from;
 	struct addr_map_symbol to;