diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/core.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/core.h
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+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/core.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LIBPERF_CORE_H
+#define __LIBPERF_CORE_H
+
+#ifndef LIBPERF_API
+#define LIBPERF_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __LIBPERF_CORE_H */