diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index ad33b99f5d21e..7b5e15cc6b717 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ struct cs_etm_queue {
 	struct cs_etm_packet *packet;
 };
 
-/* RB tree for quick conversion between traceID and metadata pointers */
-static struct intlist *traceid_list;
-
 static int cs_etm__update_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm);
 static int cs_etm__process_timeless_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
 					   pid_t tid, u64 time_);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
index c7ef97b198c77..37f8d48179cae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ enum {
 	CS_ETMV4_PRIV_MAX,
 };
 
+/* RB tree for quick conversion between traceID and CPUs */
+struct intlist *traceid_list;
+
 #define KiB(x) ((x) * 1024)
 #define MiB(x) ((x) * 1024 * 1024)