diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index abd5a94f5dbe..8e090a785c5e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@
 #include <sys/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 
-/* For older distros: */
-
-#ifndef EFD_SEMAPHORE
-# define EFD_SEMAPHORE		1
-#endif
-
-#ifndef EFD_NONBLOCK
-# define EFD_NONBLOCK		00004000
-#endif
-
-#ifndef EFD_CLOEXEC
-# define EFD_CLOEXEC		02000000
-#endif
-
 #ifndef O_CLOEXEC
 # define O_CLOEXEC		02000000
 #endif
@@ -772,32 +758,6 @@ static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_perf_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
 
 #define SCA_PERF_FLAGS syscall_arg__scnprintf_perf_flags
 
-static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_eventfd_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
-						   struct syscall_arg *arg)
-{
-	int printed = 0, flags = arg->val;
-
-	if (flags == 0)
-		return scnprintf(bf, size, "NONE");
-#define	P_FLAG(n) \
-	if (flags & EFD_##n) { \
-		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s%s", printed ? "|" : "", #n); \
-		flags &= ~EFD_##n; \
-	}
-
-	P_FLAG(SEMAPHORE);
-	P_FLAG(CLOEXEC);
-	P_FLAG(NONBLOCK);
-#undef P_FLAG
-
-	if (flags)
-		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s%#x", printed ? "|" : "", flags);
-
-	return printed;
-}
-
-#define SCA_EFD_FLAGS syscall_arg__scnprintf_eventfd_flags
-
 static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_pipe_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
 						struct syscall_arg *arg)
 {
@@ -986,6 +946,7 @@ static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_getrandom_flags(char *bf, size_t size,
 	  .arg_scnprintf = { [arg] = SCA_STRARRAY, }, \
 	  .arg_parm	 = { [arg] = &strarray__##array, }
 
+#include "trace/beauty/eventfd.c"
 #include "trace/beauty/pid.c"
 #include "trace/beauty/mmap.c"
 #include "trace/beauty/mode_t.c"
diff --git a/tools/perf/trace/beauty/eventfd.c b/tools/perf/trace/beauty/eventfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d64f4a9128a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/trace/beauty/eventfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+
+#ifndef EFD_SEMAPHORE
+#define EFD_SEMAPHORE		1
+#endif
+
+#ifndef EFD_NONBLOCK
+#define EFD_NONBLOCK		00004000
+#endif
+
+#ifndef EFD_CLOEXEC
+#define EFD_CLOEXEC		02000000
+#endif
+
+static size_t syscall_arg__scnprintf_eventfd_flags(char *bf, size_t size, struct syscall_arg *arg)
+{
+	int printed = 0, flags = arg->val;
+
+	if (flags == 0)
+		return scnprintf(bf, size, "NONE");
+#define	P_FLAG(n) \
+	if (flags & EFD_##n) { \
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s%s", printed ? "|" : "", #n); \
+		flags &= ~EFD_##n; \
+	}
+
+	P_FLAG(SEMAPHORE);
+	P_FLAG(CLOEXEC);
+	P_FLAG(NONBLOCK);
+#undef P_FLAG
+
+	if (flags)
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed, "%s%#x", printed ? "|" : "", flags);
+
+	return printed;
+}
+
+#define SCA_EFD_FLAGS syscall_arg__scnprintf_eventfd_flags