diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 0171213..1e7d413 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@
 
 int filename__read_int(const char *filename, int *value);
 int filename__read_str(const char *filename, char **buf, size_t *sizep);
+int perf_event_paranoid(void);
 
 const char *get_filename_for_perf_kvm(void);
 #endif /* GIT_COMPAT_UTIL_H */