diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 10fcf331e0e3..9ef6b33bcfe3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ endif # NO_DWARF
 endif # NO_LIBELF
 
 ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
-  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/unwind.o
+  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/unwind-libunwind.o
 endif
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/keep-tracking.o
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
index fe9b61e322a5..67e9b3d38e89 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ PERF_HAVE_DWARF_REGS := 1
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
 endif
 ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind-libunwind.o
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind-libunwind.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind.c
rename to tools/perf/arch/arm/util/unwind-libunwind.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile b/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
index 948ea6cfd681..4fa9be983ad1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PERF_HAVE_DWARF_REGS := 1
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/dwarf-regs.o
 endif
 ifndef NO_LIBUNWIND
-LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/util/unwind-libunwind.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/tests/regs_load.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)arch/$(ARCH)/tests/dwarf-unwind.o
 endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/unwind.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/unwind-libunwind.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/perf/arch/x86/util/unwind.c
rename to tools/perf/arch/x86/util/unwind-libunwind.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/perf/util/unwind.c
rename to tools/perf/util/unwind-libunwind.c