diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a26df0d75cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef _UAPI_ASM_X86_UNISTD_H
+#define _UAPI_ASM_X86_UNISTD_H
+
+/* x32 syscall flag bit */
+#define __X32_SYSCALL_BIT	0x40000000
+
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+# ifdef __i386__
+#  include <asm/unistd_32.h>
+# elif defined(__ILP32__)
+#  include <asm/unistd_x32.h>
+# else
+#  include <asm/unistd_64.h>
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_ASM_X86_UNISTD_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/check-headers.sh b/tools/perf/check-headers.sh
index 83fe2202382e..47abd3325190 100755
--- a/tools/perf/check-headers.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/check-headers.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm_perf.h
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h
+arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
 arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
 arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h