diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bitmap.c b/tools/perf/util/bitmap.c
index 5e230acae1e9..0a1adc1111fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bitmap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bitmap.c
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@ int __bitmap_weight(const unsigned long *bitmap, int bits)
 
 	return w;
 }
+
+void __bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
+		 const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits)
+{
+	int k;
+	int nr = BITS_TO_LONGS(bits);
+
+	for (k = 0; k < nr; k++)
+		dst[k] = bitmap1[k] | bitmap2[k];
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitmap.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitmap.h
index eda4416efa0a..bb162e40c76c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitmap.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitmap.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 int __bitmap_weight(const unsigned long *bitmap, int bits);
+void __bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *bitmap1,
+		 const unsigned long *bitmap2, int bits);
 
 #define BITMAP_LAST_WORD_MASK(nbits)					\
 (									\
@@ -32,4 +34,13 @@ static inline int bitmap_weight(const unsigned long *src, int nbits)
 	return __bitmap_weight(src, nbits);
 }
 
+static inline void bitmap_or(unsigned long *dst, const unsigned long *src1,
+			     const unsigned long *src2, int nbits)
+{
+	if (small_const_nbits(nbits))
+		*dst = *src1 | *src2;
+	else
+		__bitmap_or(dst, src1, src2, nbits);
+}
+
 #endif /* _PERF_BITOPS_H */