diff --git a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
index 3bcbc1eaeb35..a7b0344bb8b4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/lib/include/perf/event.h
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ struct perf_record_sample {
 	__u64			 array[];
 };
 
+struct context_switch_event {
+	struct perf_event_header header;
+	__u32			 next_prev_pid;
+	__u32			 next_prev_tid;
+};
+
 struct attr_event {
 	struct perf_event_header header;
 	struct perf_event_attr	 attr;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index f89e8ddadd46..012b2ba9a9a8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -332,12 +332,6 @@ struct events_stats {
 	u32 nr_proc_map_timeout;
 };
 
-struct context_switch_event {
-	struct perf_event_header header;
-	u32 next_prev_pid;
-	u32 next_prev_tid;
-};
-
 struct thread_map_event_entry {
 	u64	pid;
 	char	comm[16];