diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 3bd1691f0be7..67a7513077d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "color.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "map.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "srcline.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 4c96a33b09ff..e5fb77755d9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "event.h"
 #include "namespaces.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index 6e3f63781e51..ff0b81854628 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ struct machine;
 struct map;
 struct perf_env;
 
+#define DSO__NAME_KALLSYMS	"[kernel.kallsyms]"
+#define DSO__NAME_KCORE		"[kernel.kcore]"
+
 enum dso_binary_type {
 	DSO_BINARY_TYPE__KALLSYMS = 0,
 	DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_KALLSYMS,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
index 5b4d49382932..10d2ab179c71 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-file.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "strlist.h"
 #include "strfilter.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index c37cca690864..b11a69681662 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "annotate.h"
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "cap.h"
+#include "dso.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "event.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 183f630cb5f1..159c59652a5c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 #define DMGL_ANSI        (1 << 1)       /* Include const, volatile, etc */
 #endif
 
-#define DSO__NAME_KALLSYMS	"[kernel.kallsyms]"
-#define DSO__NAME_KCORE		"[kernel.kcore]"
-
 /** struct symbol - symtab entry
  *
  * @ignore - resolvable but tools ignore it (e.g. idle routines)