diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index f2d478df8c3e..862e69c2690d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -651,8 +651,8 @@ static int perf_evlist__event2id(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__event2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-						   union perf_event *event)
+struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__event2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					    union perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *first = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
 	struct hlist_head *head;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 872912b392c9..afd087761a47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -323,4 +323,7 @@ void perf_event_attr__set_max_precise_ip(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
 struct perf_evsel *
 perf_evlist__find_evsel_by_str(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *str);
+
+struct perf_evsel *perf_evlist__event2evsel(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
+					    union perf_event *event);
 #endif /* __PERF_EVLIST_H */