diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index e36e8c2755b..08b825799a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -2050,39 +2050,6 @@ int machines__create_kernel_maps(struct rb_root *machines, pid_t pid)
 	return machine__create_kernel_maps(machine);
 }
 
-static int hex(char ch)
-{
-	if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9'))
-		return ch - '0';
-	if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'f'))
-		return ch - 'a' + 10;
-	if ((ch >= 'A') && (ch <= 'F'))
-		return ch - 'A' + 10;
-	return -1;
-}
-
-/*
- * While we find nice hex chars, build a long_val.
- * Return number of chars processed.
- */
-int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *long_val)
-{
-	const char *p = ptr;
-	*long_val = 0;
-
-	while (*p) {
-		const int hex_val = hex(*p);
-
-		if (hex_val < 0)
-			break;
-
-		*long_val = (*long_val << 4) | hex_val;
-		p++;
-	}
-
-	return p - ptr;
-}
-
 char *strxfrchar(char *s, char from, char to)
 {
 	char *p = s;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 6eb7d3b9c88..bc34dc1fb74 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ static inline char *bfd_demangle(void __maybe_unused *v,
 #endif
 #endif
 
-int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *val);
 char *strxfrchar(char *s, char from, char to);
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 637b5cc5436..5906e8426cc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -166,6 +166,39 @@ size_t hex_width(u64 v)
 	return n;
 }
 
+static int hex(char ch)
+{
+	if ((ch >= '0') && (ch <= '9'))
+		return ch - '0';
+	if ((ch >= 'a') && (ch <= 'f'))
+		return ch - 'a' + 10;
+	if ((ch >= 'A') && (ch <= 'F'))
+		return ch - 'A' + 10;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * While we find nice hex chars, build a long_val.
+ * Return number of chars processed.
+ */
+int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *long_val)
+{
+	const char *p = ptr;
+	*long_val = 0;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		const int hex_val = hex(*p);
+
+		if (hex_val < 0)
+			break;
+
+		*long_val = (*long_val << 4) | hex_val;
+		p++;
+	}
+
+	return p - ptr;
+}
+
 /* Obtain a backtrace and print it to stdout. */
 #ifdef BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 void dump_stack(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 0d85209db8f..d6c22c51911 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ bool is_power_of_2(unsigned long n)
 }
 
 size_t hex_width(u64 v);
+int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *val);
 
 char *rtrim(char *s);