diff --git a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
index 05d82601c9a6..760558dcfd18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/namespaces.h
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_NAMESPACES_H
 #define __PERF_NAMESPACES_H
 
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct namespaces_event;