diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
index 51e833fd58c..59564b22d9c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 
 void xs_init(pTHX);
 
-void boot_Perf__Trace__Context(pTHX_ CV *cv);
-void boot_DynaLoader(pTHX_ CV *cv);
-
 void xs_init(pTHX)
 {
 	const char *file = __FILE__;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h
index 8fe0d866fe1..e88fb26137b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-perl.h
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ typedef int INTERP;
 #define dXSUB_SYS
 #define pTHX_
 static inline void newXS(const char *a, void *b, const char *c) {}
+static void boot_Perf__Trace__Context(pTHX_ CV *cv) {}
+static void boot_DynaLoader(pTHX_ CV *cv) {}
 #else
 #include <EXTERN.h>
 #include <perl.h>
+void boot_Perf__Trace__Context(pTHX_ CV *cv);
+void boot_DynaLoader(pTHX_ CV *cv);
 typedef PerlInterpreter * INTERP;
 #endif