diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index f0685849b244..f9b890fde681 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include "util.h"
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 
 int mkdir_p(char *path, mode_t mode)
 {