diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/list.h b/tools/include/linux/list.h
similarity index 90%
rename from tools/perf/util/include/linux/list.h
rename to tools/include/linux/list.h
index 76ddbc726343..76b014c96893 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/list.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-#include "../../../../include/linux/list.h"
+#include "../../../include/linux/list.h"
 
-#ifndef PERF_LIST_H
-#define PERF_LIST_H
+#ifndef TOOLS_LIST_H
+#define TOOLS_LIST_H
 /**
  * list_del_range - deletes range of entries from list.
  * @begin: first element in the range to delete from the list.
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/poison.h b/tools/include/linux/poison.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c27bdf14233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/include/linux/poison.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "../../../include/linux/poison.h"
diff --git a/tools/perf/MANIFEST b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
index fce4a47347aa..a0bdd6124583 100644
--- a/tools/perf/MANIFEST
+++ b/tools/perf/MANIFEST
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ tools/include/linux/compiler.h
 tools/include/linux/export.h
 tools/include/linux/hash.h
 tools/include/linux/kernel.h
+tools/include/linux/list.h
 tools/include/linux/log2.h
+tools/include/linux/poison.h
 tools/include/linux/types.h
 include/asm-generic/bitops/arch_hweight.h
 include/asm-generic/bitops/const_hweight.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/poison.h b/tools/perf/util/include/linux/poison.h
deleted file mode 100644
index fef6dbc9ce13..000000000000
--- a/tools/perf/util/include/linux/poison.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "../../../../include/linux/poison.h"