diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/Build b/tools/perf/lib/Build
index 9beadfc81a71..b27c1543b046 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/Build
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 libperf-y += core.o
 libperf-y += cpumap.o
 libperf-y += threadmap.o
+libperf-y += evsel.o
+libperf-y += evlist.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/evlist.c b/tools/perf/lib/evlist.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..646bdd518793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/evlist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <perf/evlist.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <internal/evlist.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c b/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12e86de1994b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/evsel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <perf/evsel.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <internal/evsel.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/evlist.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/evlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7fbfe5716652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/evlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_EVLIST_H
+#define __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_EVLIST_H
+
+struct perf_evlist {
+	struct list_head	entries;
+};
+
+#endif /* __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_EVLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/evsel.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/evsel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..690943d0408a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/internal/evsel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_EVSEL_H
+#define __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_EVSEL_H
+
+struct perf_evsel {
+	struct list_head	node;
+};
+
+#endif /* __LIBPERF_INTERNAL_EVSEL_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evlist.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92b0eb39caec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LIBPERF_EVLIST_H
+#define __LIBPERF_EVLIST_H
+
+struct perf_evlist;
+
+#endif /* __LIBPERF_EVLIST_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..162bffd43409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/evsel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __LIBPERF_EVSEL_H
+#define __LIBPERF_EVSEL_H
+
+struct perf_evsel;
+
+#endif /* __LIBPERF_EVSEL_H */