diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index b8e288a1f740..eeb787b1c53c 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ enum perf_event_sample_format {
 	PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR			= 1U << 19,
 
 	PERF_SAMPLE_MAX = 1U << 20,		/* non-ABI */
+
+	__PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN_EARLY		= 1ULL << 63,
 };
 
 /*