diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
index c82e0c2c004b..3729a7d9253e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@ struct mmap2_event {
 	char			 filename[PATH_MAX];
 };
 
+struct comm_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	__u32			 pid, tid;
+	char			 comm[16];
+};
+
 #endif /* __LIBPERF_EVENT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index af252be8ca5b..e8973a783267 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@
 #define PRI_lx64 PRIx64
 #endif
 
-struct comm_event {
-	struct perf_event_header header;
-	u32 pid, tid;
-	char comm[16];
-};
-
 struct namespaces_event {
 	struct perf_event_header header;
 	u32 pid, tid;