diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
index 2fde0d5e40b5f..b7a36f61adef3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void thread__find_cpumode_addr_location(struct thread *thread,
 					struct addr_location *al)
 {
 	size_t i;
-	const u8 const cpumodes[] = {
+	const u8 cpumodes[] = {
 		PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
 		PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL,
 		PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_USER,