diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 44c6f3d55ce7..a6b2132c666f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
 #include "util/parse-events.h"
 
+#include "util/callchain.h"
 #include "util/header.h"
 #include "util/event.h"
 #include "util/evlist.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 2a1f5a46543a..94cfefddf4db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct callchain_param {
 	enum chain_key		key;
 };
 
+extern struct callchain_param callchain_param;
+
 struct callchain_list {
 	u64			ip;
 	struct map_symbol	ms;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 0580b13df2e6..a08376427448 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "callchain.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "evlist.h"
 #include "util.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index a039cd22b23c..ebfc25886cac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "ui/progress.h"
 
-extern struct callchain_param callchain_param;
-
 struct hist_entry;
 struct addr_location;
 struct symbol;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 56ba07cce549..496f21cadd97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "../../perf.h"
 #include "../debug.h"
+#include "../callchain.h"
 #include "../evsel.h"
 #include "../util.h"
 #include "../event.h"