diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index d8fe514c9ec9b0155491753eef40041b9a23e9f3..9dfae1bda9cc3ef747d52a09a00c7ab3676b0899 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ CFLAGS_hweight.o       += -Wno-unused-parameter -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ET
 CFLAGS_parse-events.o  += -Wno-redundant-decls
 CFLAGS_expr.o          += -Wno-redundant-decls
 CFLAGS_header.o        += -include $(OUTPUT)PERF-VERSION-FILE
+CFLAGS_arm-spe.o       += -I$(srctree)/tools/arch/arm64/include/
 
 $(OUTPUT)util/kallsyms.o: ../lib/symbol/kallsyms.c FORCE
 	$(call rule_mkdir)