diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
index edb26ea..fae8b25 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "util/parse-options.h"
 #include "util/strlist.h"
 #include "util/build-id.h"
+#include "util/symbol.h"
 
 static int build_id_cache__add_file(const char *filename, const char *debugdir)
 {