2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index e992b67e0f3a..ffdd94e9c9c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
         return evsel;
 }
 
-static struct event_format *event_format__new(const char *sys, const char *name)
+struct event_format *event_format__new(const char *sys, const char *name)
 {
         int fd, n;
         char *filename;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 2c4905020105..3ead0d59c03d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ struct perf_record_opts;
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__newtp(const char *sys, const char *name, int idx);
+
+struct event_format *event_format__new(const char *sys, const char *name);
+
 void perf_evsel__init(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
                       struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx);
 void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel);