diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c b/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c
index e3b965e..3a02426 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sample-parsing.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "event.h"
 #include "evsel.h"
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "util/synthetic-events.h"
 
 #include "tests.h"