diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 7ed235740431..8012db830814 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <api/fs/tracing_path.h>
 #include <perf/cpumap.h>
 #include "parse-events-bison.h"
-#define YY_EXTRA_TYPE void*
 #include "parse-events-flex.h"
 #include "pmu.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"