diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.h b/tools/perf/util/data.h
index c9de82af5584..1402d9657ef2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 
 enum perf_data_mode {
 	PERF_DATA_MODE_WRITE,