diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index efc7eb6b8f0f..06fcd1bf98b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -11,6 +11,27 @@
 #include <symbol/kallsyms.h>
 #include "debug.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
+extern char *cplus_demangle(const char *, int);
+
+static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v, const char *c, int i)
+{
+	return cplus_demangle(c, i);
+}
+#else
+#ifdef NO_DEMANGLE
+static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v,
+				 const char __maybe_unused *c,
+				 int __maybe_unused i)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#else
+#define PACKAGE 'perf'
+#include <bfd.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef HAVE_ELF_GETPHDRNUM_SUPPORT
 static int elf_getphdrnum(Elf *elf, size_t *dst)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index ded3ca7266de..e0b297c50f9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -23,27 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "dso.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CPLUS_DEMANGLE_SUPPORT
-extern char *cplus_demangle(const char *, int);
-
-static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v, const char *c, int i)
-{
-	return cplus_demangle(c, i);
-}
-#else
-#ifdef NO_DEMANGLE
-static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v,
-				 const char __maybe_unused *c,
-				 int __maybe_unused i)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-#else
-#define PACKAGE 'perf'
-#include <bfd.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * libelf 0.8.x and earlier do not support ELF_C_READ_MMAP;
  * for newer versions we can use mmap to reduce memory usage: