diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-hash.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-hash.c
index 8fc1782f90f5..caa9726ec9bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-hash.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-hash.c
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
 /* For the CLR_() macros */
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#include "../perf.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
 #include "../util/stat.h"
 #include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-#include "../util/header.h"
 #include "bench.h"
 #include "futex.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c
index be95506cc0d1..e2ba0d6f64fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-lock-pi.c
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 /* For the CLR_() macros */
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include "../util/util.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 #include "../util/stat.h"
 #include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-#include "../util/header.h"
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "bench.h"
 #include "futex.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c
index 7d9712c8ff01..7eceb0500900 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-requeue.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 /* For the CLR_() macros */
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include "../util/util.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 #include "../util/stat.h"
 #include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-#include "../util/header.h"
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "bench.h"
 #include "futex.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake-parallel.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake-parallel.c
index aca12284d8af..8143b54ff119 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake-parallel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake-parallel.c
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 /* For the CLR_() macros */
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include "../util/util.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 #include "../util/stat.h"
 #include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-#include "../util/header.h"
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "bench.h"
 #include "futex.h"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake.c b/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake.c
index 877e680b28a8..e978d5610e5f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex-wake.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 /* For the CLR_() macros */
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-#include "../perf.h"
-#include "../util/util.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 #include "../util/stat.h"
 #include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
-#include "../util/header.h"
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "bench.h"
 #include "futex.h"