diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr.c b/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
index f61dd3fb546b..bdcceb886f77 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
  * permissions. All the event text files are stored there.
  */
 
+/*
+ * Powerpc needs __SANE_USERSPACE_TYPES__ before <linux/types.h> to select
+ * 'int-ll64.h' and avoid compile warnings when printing __u64 with %llu.
+ */
+#define __SANE_USERSPACE_TYPES__
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>