diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index e4b2e8f2606c..1d2723c01b82 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ LIB_H += util/include/linux/ctype.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/kernel.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/list.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/export.h
+LIB_H += util/include/linux/magic.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/poison.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/prefetch.h
 LIB_H += util/include/linux/rbtree.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58b64ed4da12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/magic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef _PERF_LINUX_MAGIC_H_
+#define _PERF_LINUX_MAGIC_H_
+
+#ifndef DEBUGFS_MAGIC
+#define DEBUGFS_MAGIC          0x64626720
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SYSFS_MAGIC
+#define SYSFS_MAGIC            0x62656572
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 67a371355c75..70fa70b535b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
-#include "../../../include/linux/magic.h"
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include "types.h"
 #include <sys/ttydefaults.h>