diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 51a2219..5d1346a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@
 
 int parse_events_add_tool(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			  struct list_head *list,
-			  enum perf_tool_event tool_event)
+			  int tool_event)
 {
 	return add_event_tool(list, &parse_state->idx, tool_event);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index bf6e41a..b32ed30 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -182,10 +182,9 @@
 			     struct list_head *list,
 			     u32 type, u64 config,
 			     struct list_head *head_config);
-enum perf_tool_event;
 int parse_events_add_tool(struct parse_events_state *parse_state,
 			  struct list_head *list,
-			  enum perf_tool_event tool_event);
+			  int tool_event);
 int parse_events_add_cache(struct list_head *list, int *idx,
 			   char *type, char *op_result1, char *op_result2,
 			   struct parse_events_error *error,