diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
index 383d5de36ce4..52dfacaff8e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static int perf_session__list_build_ids(bool force, bool with_hits)
 		.mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
 		.force = force,
 	};
+	struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops;
 
 	symbol__elf_init();
 	/*
@@ -97,6 +98,15 @@ static int perf_session__list_build_ids(bool force, bool with_hits)
 	if (filename__fprintf_build_id(input_name, stdout) > 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	perf_tool__init(&build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops, /*ordered_events=*/true);
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.sample	= build_id__mark_dso_hit;
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.mmap		= perf_event__process_mmap;
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.mmap2	= perf_event__process_mmap2;
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.fork		= perf_event__process_fork;
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.exit		= perf_event__exit_del_thread;
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.attr		= perf_event__process_attr;
+	build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops.build_id	= perf_event__process_build_id;
+
 	session = perf_session__new(&data, &build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(session))
 		return PTR_ERR(session);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 098fcc625d91..451d145fa4ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -67,38 +67,6 @@ int build_id__mark_dso_hit(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int perf_event__exit_del_thread(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
-				       union perf_event *event,
-				       struct perf_sample *sample
-				       __maybe_unused,
-				       struct machine *machine)
-{
-	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
-							event->fork.pid,
-							event->fork.tid);
-
-	dump_printf("(%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n", event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
-		    event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
-
-	if (thread) {
-		machine__remove_thread(machine, thread);
-		thread__put(thread);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops = {
-	.sample	= build_id__mark_dso_hit,
-	.mmap	= perf_event__process_mmap,
-	.mmap2	= perf_event__process_mmap2,
-	.fork	= perf_event__process_fork,
-	.exit	= perf_event__exit_del_thread,
-	.attr		 = perf_event__process_attr,
-	.build_id	 = perf_event__process_build_id,
-	.ordered_events	 = true,
-};
-
 int build_id__sprintf(const struct build_id *build_id, char *bf)
 {
 	char *bid = bf;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
index ae87c4c58d5b..a212497bfdb0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ struct build_id {
 	size_t	size;
 };
 
-struct nsinfo;
-
-extern struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops;
 struct dso;
 struct feat_fd;
+struct nsinfo;
 
 void build_id__init(struct build_id *bid, const u8 *data, size_t size);
 int build_id__sprintf(const struct build_id *build_id, char *bf);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index c2f0e7f40ad5..aac96d5d1917 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -426,6 +426,26 @@ int perf_event__process_exit(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return machine__process_exit_event(machine, event, sample);
 }
 
+int perf_event__exit_del_thread(const struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample __maybe_unused,
+				struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine,
+							event->fork.pid,
+							event->fork.tid);
+
+	dump_printf("(%d:%d):(%d:%d)\n", event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid,
+		    event->fork.ppid, event->fork.ptid);
+
+	if (thread) {
+		machine__remove_thread(machine, thread);
+		thread__put(thread);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_aux(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp)
 {
 	return fprintf(fp, " offset: %#"PRI_lx64" size: %#"PRI_lx64" flags: %#"PRI_lx64" [%s%s%s]\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 4b24f1c580fd..f8742e6230a5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ int perf_event__process_exit(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 			     union perf_event *event,
 			     struct perf_sample *sample,
 			     struct machine *machine);
+int perf_event__exit_del_thread(const struct perf_tool *tool,
+				union perf_event *event,
+				struct perf_sample *sample,
+				struct machine *machine);
 int perf_event__process_ksymbol(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 				union perf_event *event,
 				struct perf_sample *sample,