diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.c b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
index 31279a7bd919..1066de92af12 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include "rwsem.h"
 
 struct comm_str {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/comm.h b/tools/perf/util/comm.h
index 3e5c438fe85e..f35d8fbfa2dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/comm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/comm.h
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 #ifndef __PERF_COMM_H
 #define __PERF_COMM_H
 
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 struct comm_str;