diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
index ee9565a033f4..e58be7eeced8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/numa.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #include <numa.h>
 #include <numaif.h>
 
+#ifndef RUSAGE_THREAD
+# define RUSAGE_THREAD 1
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Regular printout to the terminal, supressed if -q is specified:
  */