diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index ec4822322abd..57e232f13bc1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static inline struct symbol *sym_entry__symbol(struct sym_entry *self)
        return ((void *)self) + symbol_conf.priv_size;
 }
 
-static void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
+void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws)
 {
 	char *s = getenv("LINES");
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.h b/tools/perf/perf.h
index 6fb379bc1d1f..aa786158b668 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.h
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef _PERF_PERF_H
 #define _PERF_PERF_H
 
+struct winsize;
+
+void get_term_dimensions(struct winsize *ws);
+
 #if defined(__i386__)
 #include "../../arch/x86/include/asm/unistd.h"
 #define rmb()		asm volatile("lock; addl $0,0(%%esp)" ::: "memory")