diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.h b/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.h
index d6abd5e47af8..c2f7c13cba23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_map.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #define __PERF_BPF_MAP_H 1
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
 struct bpf_map;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@ int bpf_map__fprintf(struct bpf_map *map, FILE *fp);
 
 #else
 
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
 static inline int bpf_map__fprintf(struct bpf_map *map __maybe_unused, FILE *fp __maybe_unused)
 {
 	return 0;