diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/event.h b/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/event.h
index e282faf8fd75b..ad47d7b31046c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/event.h
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/event.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
-#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <sys/types.h> /* pid_t */
 
 #define event_contains(obj, mem) ((obj).header.size > offsetof(typeof(obj), mem))
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ struct perf_record_range_cpu_map {
 	__u16 end_cpu;
 };
 
-struct __packed perf_record_cpu_map_data {
+struct perf_record_cpu_map_data {
 	__u16			 type;
 	union {
 		/* Used when type == PERF_CPU_MAP__CPUS. */
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ struct __packed perf_record_cpu_map_data {
 		/* Used when type == PERF_CPU_MAP__RANGE_CPUS. */
 		struct perf_record_range_cpu_map range_cpu_data;
 	};
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop