diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index f7f97ca6e96d..97bee83f0f98 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ bool perf_evsel__is_function_event(struct evsel *evsel)
 #undef FUNCTION_EVENT
 }
 
-void perf_evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
-		      struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
+void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
+		 struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 {
 	evsel->idx	   = idx;
 	evsel->tracking	   = !idx;
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 
 	if (!evsel)
 		return NULL;
-	perf_evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx);
+	evsel__init(evsel, attr, idx);
 
 	if (perf_evsel__is_bpf_output(evsel)) {
 		evsel->attr.sample_type |= (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME |
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ struct evsel *perf_evsel__newtp_idx(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx)
 		event_attr_init(&attr);
 		attr.config = evsel->tp_format->id;
 		attr.sample_period = 1;
-		perf_evsel__init(evsel, &attr, idx);
+		evsel__init(evsel, &attr, idx);
 	}
 
 	return evsel;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 3caabd8a4aa6..af230d92fbef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ struct evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise);
 
 struct tep_event *event_format__new(const char *sys, const char *name);
 
-void perf_evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel,
-		      struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
+void evsel__init(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 void perf_evsel__exit(struct evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__delete(struct evsel *evsel);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index ed57b6b5ed91..f6fe3c90828f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int pyrf_evsel__init(struct pyrf_evsel *pevsel,
 	attr.sample_id_all  = sample_id_all;
 	attr.size	    = sizeof(attr);
 
-	perf_evsel__init(&pevsel->evsel, &attr, idx);
+	evsel__init(&pevsel->evsel, &attr, idx);
 	return 0;
 }