diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index e8b18a1f87a4..c6c24c522dea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_DEBUG_H
 #define __PERF_DEBUG_H
 
+#include "event.h"
+
 extern int verbose;
 extern int dump_trace;