diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 8a7fd0c60ab1..0ccba5c6b61d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -141,24 +141,6 @@ static inline void diff_timespec(struct timespec *r, struct timespec *a,
 	}
 }
 
-static int perf_evsel__alloc_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-					     int ncpus, int nthreads)
-{
-	struct perf_counts *counts;
-
-	counts = perf_counts__new(ncpus, nthreads);
-	if (counts)
-		evsel->prev_raw_counts = counts;
-
-	return counts ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
-}
-
-static void perf_evsel__free_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-	perf_counts__delete(evsel->prev_raw_counts);
-	evsel->prev_raw_counts = NULL;
-}
-
 static void perf_evlist__free_stats(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.c b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
index b8c329f41f13..6221c3898397 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
@@ -168,3 +168,21 @@ void perf_evsel__free_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	zfree(&evsel->priv);
 }
+
+int perf_evsel__alloc_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				      int ncpus, int nthreads)
+{
+	struct perf_counts *counts;
+
+	counts = perf_counts__new(ncpus, nthreads);
+	if (counts)
+		evsel->prev_raw_counts = counts;
+
+	return counts ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+void perf_evsel__free_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	perf_counts__delete(evsel->prev_raw_counts);
+	evsel->prev_raw_counts = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.h b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
index c441cb312565..454b26875aef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
@@ -96,4 +96,8 @@ void perf_evsel__free_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__reset_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 int perf_evsel__alloc_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__free_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+
+int perf_evsel__alloc_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				      int ncpus, int nthreads);
+void perf_evsel__free_prev_raw_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 #endif