diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
index 52a56599a543..d7f281c2828d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <err.h>
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 7da2c46ea38f..e13864be2acb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index d6a79b1fb28c..6ad2b5e3d5bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #include <regex.h>
 #include <utime.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>