diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
index 3a5196380609..a14b47ab3879 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.y
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "parse-events.h"
 #include "parse-events-bison.h"
 
+void parse_events_error(YYLTYPE *loc, void *data, void *scanner, char const *msg);
+
 #define ABORT_ON(val) \
 do { \
 	if (val) \