diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index f31f15a5f873..af009bd6e6b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ tools/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
 tools/include/linux/atomic.h
 tools/include/linux/bitops.h
 tools/include/linux/compiler.h
-tools/include/linux/export.h
 tools/include/linux/hash.h
 tools/include/linux/kernel.h
 tools/include/linux/list.h