diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
index 2f7073d107fd..6c1b8a75db09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "../../util/header.h"
-
-#define __stringify_1(x)        #x
-#define __stringify(x)          __stringify_1(x)
+#include "../../util/util.h"
 
 #define mfspr(rn)       ({unsigned long rval; \
 			 asm volatile("mfspr %0," __stringify(rn) \