diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index f0c9f26..35d04da 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 struct perf_counter_attr		attrs[MAX_COUNTERS];
 
 struct event_symbol {
-	__u8	type;
-	__u64	config;
+	u8	type;
+	u64	config;
 	char	*symbol;
 };
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 char *event_name(int counter)
 {
-	__u64 config = attrs[counter].config;
+	u64 config = attrs[counter].config;
 	int type = attrs[counter].type;
 	static char buf[32];
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 		return "unknown-hardware";
 
 	case PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE: {
-		__u8 cache_type, cache_op, cache_result;
+		u8 cache_type, cache_op, cache_result;
 		static char name[100];
 
 		cache_type   = (config >>  0) & 0xff;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
  */
 static int parse_event_symbols(const char *str, struct perf_counter_attr *attr)
 {
-	__u64 config, id;
+	u64 config, id;
 	int type;
 	unsigned int i;
 	const char *sep, *pstr;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/string.c b/tools/perf/util/string.c
index ec33c0c..c93eca9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/string.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/string.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * While we find nice hex chars, build a long_val.
  * Return number of chars processed.
  */
-int hex2u64(const char *ptr, __u64 *long_val)
+int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *long_val)
 {
 	const char *p = ptr;
 	*long_val = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/string.h b/tools/perf/util/string.h
index 72812c1..37b0325 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/string.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/string.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _PERF_STRING_H_
 #define _PERF_STRING_H_
 
-#include <linux/types.h>
+#include "../types.h"
 
-int hex2u64(const char *ptr, __u64 *val);
+int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *val);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 49a55f8..86e1437 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 const char *sym_hist_filter;
 
-static struct symbol *symbol__new(__u64 start, __u64 len,
+static struct symbol *symbol__new(u64 start, u64 len,
 				  const char *name, unsigned int priv_size,
-				  __u64 obj_start, int verbose)
+				  u64 obj_start, int verbose)
 {
 	size_t namelen = strlen(name) + 1;
 	struct symbol *self = calloc(1, priv_size + sizeof(*self) + namelen);
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
 
 	if (verbose >= 2)
 		printf("new symbol: %016Lx [%08lx]: %s, hist: %p, obj_start: %p\n",
-			(__u64)start, (unsigned long)len, name, self->hist, (void *)(unsigned long)obj_start);
+			(u64)start, (unsigned long)len, name, self->hist, (void *)(unsigned long)obj_start);
 
 	self->obj_start= obj_start;
 	self->hist = NULL;
 	self->hist_sum = 0;
 
 	if (sym_hist_filter && !strcmp(name, sym_hist_filter))
-		self->hist = calloc(sizeof(__u64), len);
+		self->hist = calloc(sizeof(u64), len);
 
 	if (priv_size) {
 		memset(self, 0, priv_size);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &self->syms.rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-	const __u64 ip = sym->start;
+	const u64 ip = sym->start;
 	struct symbol *s;
 
 	while (*p != NULL) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	rb_insert_color(&sym->rb_node, &self->syms);
 }
 
-struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, __u64 ip)
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, u64 ip)
 {
 	struct rb_node *n;
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 		goto out_failure;
 
 	while (!feof(file)) {
-		__u64 start;
+		u64 start;
 		struct symbol *sym;
 		int line_len, len;
 		char symbol_type;
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 		goto out_failure;
 
 	while (!feof(file)) {
-		__u64 start, size;
+		u64 start, size;
 		struct symbol *sym;
 		int line_len, len;
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 {
 	uint32_t nr_rel_entries, idx;
 	GElf_Sym sym;
-	__u64 plt_offset;
+	u64 plt_offset;
 	GElf_Shdr shdr_plt;
 	struct symbol *f;
 	GElf_Shdr shdr_rel_plt;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
 
 	elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, index, sym) {
 		struct symbol *f;
-		__u64 obj_start;
+		u64 obj_start;
 
 		if (!elf_sym__is_function(&sym))
 			continue;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 5ad9b06..ea332e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 #define _PERF_SYMBOL_ 1
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include "../types.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "rbtree.h"
 
 struct symbol {
 	struct rb_node	rb_node;
-	__u64		start;
-	__u64		end;
-	__u64		obj_start;
-	__u64		hist_sum;
-	__u64		*hist;
+	u64		start;
+	u64		end;
+	u64		obj_start;
+	u64		hist_sum;
+	u64		*hist;
 	void		*priv;
 	char		name[0];
 };
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct rb_root	 syms;
 	unsigned int	 sym_priv_size;
-	struct symbol    *(*find_symbol)(struct dso *, __u64 ip);
+	struct symbol    *(*find_symbol)(struct dso *, u64 ip);
 	char		 name[0];
 };
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
 	return ((void *)sym) - self->sym_priv_size;
 }
 
-struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, __u64 ip);
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *self, u64 ip);
 
 int dso__load_kernel(struct dso *self, const char *vmlinux,
 		     symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose);