diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index d53396421a02..04946bd3d090 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ static int record__setup_sb_evlist(struct record *rec)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	if (perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(rec->sb_evlist, &rec->opts.target)) {
+	if (evlist__start_sb_thread(rec->sb_evlist, &rec->opts.target)) {
 		pr_debug("Couldn't start the BPF side band thread:\nBPF programs starting from now on won't be annotatable\n");
 		opts->no_bpf_event = true;
 	}
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ out_delete_session:
 	perf_session__delete(session);
 
 	if (!opts->no_bpf_event)
-		perf_evlist__stop_sb_thread(rec->sb_evlist);
+		evlist__stop_sb_thread(rec->sb_evlist);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index b7da09376c72..50dd42da66ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(top.sb_evlist, target)) {
+	if (evlist__start_sb_thread(top.sb_evlist, target)) {
 		pr_debug("Couldn't start the BPF side band thread:\nBPF programs starting from now on won't be annotatable\n");
 		opts->no_bpf_event = true;
 	}
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 	status = __cmd_top(&top);
 
 	if (!opts->no_bpf_event)
-		perf_evlist__stop_sb_thread(top.sb_evlist);
+		evlist__stop_sb_thread(top.sb_evlist);
 
 out_delete_evlist:
 	evlist__delete(top.evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index 3742511a08d1..57d58c81a5f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ int evlist__add_bpf_sb_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_env *env)
 	 */
 	attr.wakeup_watermark = 1;
 
-	return perf_evlist__add_sb_event(evlist, &attr, bpf_event__sb_cb, env);
+	return evlist__add_sb_event(evlist, &attr, bpf_event__sb_cb, env);
 }
 
 void bpf_event__print_bpf_prog_info(struct bpf_prog_info *info,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 3b1acf70b5dd..736cb639df84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -112,14 +112,11 @@ int __evlist__add_default_attrs(struct evlist *evlist,
 
 int evlist__add_dummy(struct evlist *evlist);
 
-int perf_evlist__add_sb_event(struct evlist *evlist,
-			      struct perf_event_attr *attr,
-			      evsel__sb_cb_t cb,
-			      void *data);
+int evlist__add_sb_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+			 evsel__sb_cb_t cb, void *data);
 void evlist__set_cb(struct evlist *evlist, evsel__sb_cb_t cb, void *data);
-int perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist,
-				 struct target *target);
-void perf_evlist__stop_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist);
+int evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target);
+void evlist__stop_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist);
 
 int evlist__add_newtp(struct evlist *evlist, const char *sys, const char *name, void *handler);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
index ded9ced02797..90ed016bb348 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sideband_evlist.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-int perf_evlist__add_sb_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
-			      evsel__sb_cb_t cb, void *data)
+int evlist__add_sb_event(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
+			 evsel__sb_cb_t cb, void *data)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void evlist__set_cb(struct evlist *evlist, evsel__sb_cb_t cb, void *data)
       }
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
+int evlist__start_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
 {
 	struct evsel *counter;
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ out_delete_evlist:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__stop_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist)
+void evlist__stop_sb_thread(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	if (!evlist)
 		return;