diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitops.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitops.h
index 8be0b968ca0b..305c8484f200 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define _PERF_LINUX_BITOPS_H_
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <asm/hweight.h>
 
 #define BITS_PER_LONG __WORDSIZE