diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index eef9caab6ee..6a5de90e9b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ static bool			hide_kernel_symbols		=  false;
 static bool			hide_user_symbols		=  false;
 static struct winsize		winsize;
 const char 			*vmlinux_name;
-static const char		*graph_line			=
-	"_____________________________________________________________________"
-	"_____________________________________________________________________";
-static const char		*graph_dotted_line			=
-	"---------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	"---------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	"---------------------------------------------------------------------";
 
 /*
  * Source
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ctype.c b/tools/perf/util/ctype.c
index 0b791bd346b..35073621e5d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ctype.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ctype.c
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ unsigned char sane_ctype[256] = {
 	A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, A, R, R, P, P, 0,		/* 112..127 */
 	/* Nothing in the 128.. range */
 };
+
+const char *graph_line =
+	"_____________________________________________________________________"
+	"_____________________________________________________________________";
+const char *graph_dotted_line =
+	"---------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	"---------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	"---------------------------------------------------------------------";
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index f2203a0946b..e1c623e0c99 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 #include <iconv.h>
 #endif
 
+extern const char *graph_line;
+extern const char *graph_dotted_line;
+
 /* On most systems <limits.h> would have given us this, but
  * not on some systems (e.g. GNU/Hurd).
  */