diff --git a/tools/include/linux/linkage.h b/tools/include/linux/linkage.h
index a48ff086899c..a89620c550ed 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 #define _TOOLS_INCLUDE_LINUX_LINKAGE_H
 
 #define SYM_FUNC_START(x) .globl x; x:
-
 #define SYM_FUNC_END(x)
+#define SYM_DATA_START(x) .globl x; x:
+#define SYM_DATA_START_LOCAL(x) x:
+#define SYM_DATA_END(x)
 
 #endif /* _TOOLS_INCLUDE_LINUX_LINKAGE_H */