diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitops.h b/tools/include/linux/bitops.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitops.h
rename to tools/include/linux/bitops.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index 86f115cdbb5b..7729af9f417a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h
 tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/__ffs.h
 tools/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
 tools/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
+tools/include/linux/bitops.h
 tools/include/linux/compiler.h
 tools/include/linux/export.h
 tools/include/linux/hash.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 3a73a955275b..28e590eae560 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ LIB_H += ../../include/uapi/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 += ../include/linux/bitops.h
 LIB_H += ../include/asm-generic/bitops/atomic.h
 LIB_H += ../include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
 LIB_H += ../include/asm-generic/bitops/__ffs.h