diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/header.c
index f445a2dd6293..cbc0ba101636 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/header.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/bitfield.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index 12b55c2bc2ca..95f439c96180 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * Author: Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>
  */
 
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/bitfield.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/coresight-pmu.h>