diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index 76fecec7b3f9..ffed23fb920a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include "evsel.h"
 #include "parse-events.h"
 
+struct perf_evsel_config_term;
+
 enum {
 	PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG,
 	PERF_PMU_FORMAT_VALUE_CONFIG1,