diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
index a7b0344bb8b4..fe0ce655af17 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
@@ -253,4 +253,15 @@ struct itrace_start_event {
 	__u32			 tid;
 };
 
+struct thread_map_event_entry {
+	__u64			 pid;
+	char			 comm[16];
+};
+
+struct thread_map_event {
+	struct perf_event_header	 header;
+	__u64				 nr;
+	struct thread_map_event_entry	 entries[];
+};
+
 #endif /* __LIBPERF_EVENT_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 012b2ba9a9a8..3a856696c6b1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -332,17 +332,6 @@ struct events_stats {
 	u32 nr_proc_map_timeout;
 };
 
-struct thread_map_event_entry {
-	u64	pid;
-	char	comm[16];
-};
-
-struct thread_map_event {
-	struct perf_event_header	header;
-	u64				nr;
-	struct thread_map_event_entry	entries[];
-};
-
 enum {
 	PERF_STAT_CONFIG_TERM__AGGR_MODE	= 0,
 	PERF_STAT_CONFIG_TERM__INTERVAL		= 1,