diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index 1455413ec7a7..032ba6398a5c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -215,11 +215,13 @@ LIB_FILE=$(OUTPUT)libperf.a
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/perf_event.h
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/rbtree.h
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/list.h
+LIB_H += ../../include/linux/const.h
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/hash.h
 LIB_H += ../../include/linux/stringify.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/bitmap.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/bitops.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/compiler.h
+LIB_H += util/include/linux/const.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/ctype.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/kernel.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/list.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/const.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/const.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b476c9ae649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/const.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../../../include/linux/const.h"