diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 9ff186b57cb7..0d4b9edfab12 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "util/string.h"
 #include "util/debugfs.h"
 
+bool use_browser;
+
 const char perf_usage_string[] =
 	"perf [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]";
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
index 03accb867996..0172edf3f153 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ extern int dump_trace;
 
 int dump_printf(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
 void trace_event(event_t *event);
+
+#ifdef NO_NEWT_SUPPORT
+static inline int browser__show_help(const char *format __used, va_list ap __used)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
 int browser__show_help(const char *format, va_list ap);
+#endif
 
 #endif	/* __PERF_DEBUG_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/newt.c b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
index f6ec6f5c0fd9..2836394459d9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/newt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@ int browser__show_help(const char *format, va_list ap)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-bool use_browser;
-
 void setup_browser(void)
 {
 	if (!isatty(1))