diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index f57d7fed9ec3..c915a6b54570 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/bpf.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
 struct bpf_map;
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
index 29ace107f236..2fecc4aed119 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/filter.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
 /* Called from syscall */
 static struct bpf_map *array_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)