diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
index 6da965bdbc2c..85b523885f9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
 static unsigned long flag = PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC;
 
+int __weak sched_getcpu(void)
+{
+	errno = ENOSYS;
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int perf_flag_probe(void)
 {
 	/* use 'safest' configuration as used in perf_evsel__fallback() */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.h b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.h
index 94a5a7d829d5..68888c29b04a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.h
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@
 
 unsigned long perf_event_open_cloexec_flag(void);
 
+#ifdef __GLIBC_PREREQ
+#if !__GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 6)
+extern int sched_getcpu(void) __THROW;
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __PERF_CLOEXEC_H */