diff --git a/tools/perf/Build b/tools/perf/Build
index 0b48806f93c2..7039ecb89170 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/Build
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ CFLAGS_builtin-help.o      += $(paths)
 CFLAGS_builtin-timechart.o += $(paths)
 CFLAGS_perf.o              += -DPERF_HTML_PATH="BUILD_STR($(htmldir_SQ))"	\
 			      -DPERF_EXEC_PATH="BUILD_STR($(perfexecdir_SQ))"	\
-			      -DPREFIX="BUILD_STR($(prefix_SQ))"		\
-			      -include $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE
+			      -DPREFIX="BUILD_STR($(prefix_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_builtin-trace.o	   += -DSTRACE_GROUPS_DIR="BUILD_STR($(STRACE_GROUPS_DIR_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_builtin-report.o	   += -DTIPDIR="BUILD_STR($(tipdir_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_builtin-report.o	   += -DDOCDIR="BUILD_STR($(srcdir_SQ)/Documentation)"
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 13c8a7db055e..0324cd15e42a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const char perf_usage_string[] =
 const char perf_more_info_string[] =
 	"See 'perf help COMMAND' for more information on a specific command.";
 
-int use_browser = -1;
 static int use_pager = -1;
 const char *input_name;
 
@@ -330,8 +329,6 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-const char perf_version_string[] = PERF_VERSION;
-
 #define RUN_SETUP	(1<<0)
 #define USE_PAGER	(1<<1)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index 1f6b0994f4f4..50d13e58210f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 pthread_mutex_t ui__lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 void *perf_gtk_handle;
+int use_browser = -1;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GTK2_SUPPORT
 static int setup_gtk_browser(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 3840e3a87057..5da376bc1afc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ CFLAGS_rbtree.o        += -Wno-unused-parameter -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ET
 CFLAGS_libstring.o     += -Wno-unused-parameter -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_hweight.o       += -Wno-unused-parameter -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_parse-events.o  += -Wno-redundant-decls
+CFLAGS_header.o        += -include $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/kallsyms.o: ../lib/symbol/kallsyms.c FORCE
 	$(call rule_mkdir)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index d89c9c7ef4e5..00fd8a8850d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static const u64 __perf_magic2_sw = 0x50455246494c4532ULL;
 
 #define PERF_MAGIC	__perf_magic2
 
+const char perf_version_string[] = PERF_VERSION;
+
 struct perf_file_attr {
 	struct perf_event_attr	attr;
 	struct perf_file_section	ids;