diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
index 3d99818077d8..ecd1536a3a0c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
@@ -163,4 +163,16 @@ struct event_update_event {
 	char			 data[];
 };
 
+#define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
+
+struct perf_trace_event_type {
+	__u64			 event_id;
+	char			 name[MAX_EVENT_NAME];
+};
+
+struct event_type_event {
+	struct perf_event_header	 header;
+	struct perf_trace_event_type	 event_type;
+};
+
 #endif /* __LIBPERF_EVENT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index a579e6b439d6..00725a1b602b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -337,18 +337,6 @@ struct events_stats {
 	u32 nr_proc_map_timeout;
 };
 
-#define MAX_EVENT_NAME 64
-
-struct perf_trace_event_type {
-	u64	event_id;
-	char	name[MAX_EVENT_NAME];
-};
-
-struct event_type_event {
-	struct perf_event_header header;
-	struct perf_trace_event_type event_type;
-};
-
 struct tracing_data_event {
 	struct perf_event_header header;
 	u32 size;