diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
index 6c1b8a75db09..6138bdef6e63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-
-#include "../../util/header.h"
-#include "../../util/util.h"
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 #define mfspr(rn)       ({unsigned long rval; \
 			 asm volatile("mfspr %0," __stringify(rn) \
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index ab47273a5373..160ea23b45aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 
 struct report {
 	struct perf_tool	tool;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 9b0f2df2faa0..833214979c4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 static volatile int done;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 46d4dd013a8b..835b8ceca041 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ void die(const char *err, ...) NORETURN __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 int error(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 void warning(const char *err, ...) __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)));
 
-#include "../../../include/linux/stringify.h"
-
 void set_warning_routine(void (*routine)(const char *err, va_list params));
 
 int prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix);