diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index e161a51c9fef..86ec6c720f0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 
+#ifndef NT_GNU_BUILD_ID
+#define NT_GNU_BUILD_ID 3
+#endif
+
 enum dso_origin {
 	DSO__ORIG_KERNEL = 0,
 	DSO__ORIG_JAVA_JIT,