diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 863d78d5ef1a..a0ccd69c3fc2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include "../../../include/linux/perf_event.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "xyarray.h"
  
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index 1c9043ccd173..b82cafb83772 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Parse symbolic events/counts passed in as options:
  */
 
-#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include "../../../include/linux/perf_event.h"
 
 struct list_head;
 struct perf_evsel;