diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h
index 2a1cfde66b69..bcca511f5884 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include "../../util/types.h"
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/perf_regs.h>
 
 #define PERF_REGS_MASK	((1ULL << PERF_REG_ARM_MAX) - 1)
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/perf_regs.h b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/perf_regs.h
index 23595467402d..e9441b9e2a30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/perf_regs.h
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define ARCH_PERF_REGS_H
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include "../../util/types.h"
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/perf_regs.h>
 
 #define PERF_REGS_MASK	((1ULL << PERF_REG_ARM64_MAX) - 1)