diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/debugfs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/debugfs.c
index eb7cf4d18f8a..c707cfb32782 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/debugfs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/debugfs.c
@@ -75,55 +75,3 @@ char *debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint)
 out:
 	return debugfs_mountpoint;
 }
-
-int debugfs__strerror_open(int err, char *buf, size_t size, const char *filename)
-{
-	char sbuf[128];
-
-	switch (err) {
-	case ENOENT:
-		if (debugfs_found) {
-			snprintf(buf, size,
-				 "Error:\tFile %s/%s not found.\n"
-				 "Hint:\tPerhaps this kernel misses some CONFIG_ setting to enable this feature?.\n",
-				 debugfs_mountpoint, filename);
-			break;
-		}
-		snprintf(buf, size, "%s",
-			 "Error:\tUnable to find debugfs\n"
-			 "Hint:\tWas your kernel compiled with debugfs support?\n"
-			 "Hint:\tIs the debugfs filesystem mounted?\n"
-			 "Hint:\tTry 'sudo mount -t debugfs nodev /sys/kernel/debug'");
-		break;
-	case EACCES: {
-		const char *mountpoint = debugfs_mountpoint;
-
-		if (!access(debugfs_mountpoint, R_OK) && strncmp(filename, "tracing/", 8) == 0) {
-			const char *tracefs_mntpoint = tracefs_find_mountpoint();
-
-			if (tracefs_mntpoint)
-				mountpoint = tracefs_mntpoint;
-		}
-
-		snprintf(buf, size,
-			 "Error:\tNo permissions to read %s/%s\n"
-			 "Hint:\tTry 'sudo mount -o remount,mode=755 %s'\n",
-			 debugfs_mountpoint, filename, mountpoint);
-	}
-		break;
-	default:
-		snprintf(buf, size, "%s", strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int debugfs__strerror_open_tp(int err, char *buf, size_t size, const char *sys, const char *name)
-{
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
-
-	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "tracing/events/%s/%s", sys, name ?: "*");
-
-	return debugfs__strerror_open(err, buf, size, path);
-}
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
index 1fd6e1f99234..3b3e4f5fc50b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "debugfs.h"
 #include "tracefs.h"
 
@@ -81,3 +83,55 @@ void put_tracing_file(char *file)
 {
 	free(file);
 }
+
+static int strerror_open(int err, char *buf, size_t size, const char *filename)
+{
+	char sbuf[128];
+
+	switch (err) {
+	case ENOENT:
+		if (debugfs_configured()) {
+			snprintf(buf, size,
+				 "Error:\tFile %s/%s not found.\n"
+				 "Hint:\tPerhaps this kernel misses some CONFIG_ setting to enable this feature?.\n",
+				 debugfs_mountpoint, filename);
+			break;
+		}
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%s",
+			 "Error:\tUnable to find debugfs\n"
+			 "Hint:\tWas your kernel compiled with debugfs support?\n"
+			 "Hint:\tIs the debugfs filesystem mounted?\n"
+			 "Hint:\tTry 'sudo mount -t debugfs nodev /sys/kernel/debug'");
+		break;
+	case EACCES: {
+		const char *mountpoint = debugfs_mountpoint;
+
+		if (!access(debugfs_mountpoint, R_OK) && strncmp(filename, "tracing/", 8) == 0) {
+			const char *tracefs_mntpoint = tracefs_find_mountpoint();
+
+			if (tracefs_mntpoint)
+				mountpoint = tracefs_mntpoint;
+		}
+
+		snprintf(buf, size,
+			 "Error:\tNo permissions to read %s/%s\n"
+			 "Hint:\tTry 'sudo mount -o remount,mode=755 %s'\n",
+			 debugfs_mountpoint, filename, mountpoint);
+	}
+		break;
+	default:
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%s", strerror_r(err, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(int err, char *buf, size_t size, const char *sys, const char *name)
+{
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "tracing/events/%s/%s", sys, name ?: "*");
+
+	return strerror_open(err, buf, size, path);
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
index b132dc599fe5..3f233ac70b6f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __API_FS_TRACING_PATH_H
 #define __API_FS_TRACING_PATH_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 extern char tracing_path[];
 extern char tracing_events_path[];
 
@@ -10,4 +12,5 @@ const char *tracing_path_mount(void);
 char *get_tracing_file(const char *name);
 void put_tracing_file(char *file);
 
+int tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(int err, char *buf, size_t size, const char *sys, const char *name);
 #endif /* __API_FS_TRACING_PATH_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 4e3abba03062..215653274102 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
+#include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "util/color.h"
 #include "util/debug.h"
@@ -2686,11 +2687,11 @@ out_delete_evlist:
 	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
 out_error_sched_stat_runtime:
-	debugfs__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "sched", "sched_stat_runtime");
+	tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "sched", "sched_stat_runtime");
 	goto out_error;
 
 out_error_raw_syscalls:
-	debugfs__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "raw_syscalls", "sys_(enter|exit)");
+	tracing_path__strerror_open_tp(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf), "raw_syscalls", "sys_(enter|exit)");
 	goto out_error;
 
 out_error_mmap: