diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index e30d20fb482d0..ff7a753cc4871 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ ifndef NO_BIONIC
   $(call feature_check,bionic)
   ifeq ($(feature-bionic), 1)
     BIONIC := 1
+    CFLAGS += -DLACKS_SIGQUEUE_PROTOTYPE
     EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(EXTLIBS))
     EXTLIBS := $(filter-out -lpthread,$(EXTLIBS))
   endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index be440df296150..819aa4491b534 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
+#ifdef LACKS_SIGQUEUE_PROTOTYPE
+int sigqueue(pid_t pid, int sig, const union sigval value);
+#endif
+
 #define FD(e, x, y) (*(int *)xyarray__entry(e->fd, x, y))
 #define SID(e, x, y) xyarray__entry(e->sample_id, x, y)