diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
index 3c802fde495482..c283223fb31f22 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ struct cs_etm_queue {
 	struct cs_etm_traceid_queue **traceid_queues;
 };
 
+/* 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_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm);
 static int cs_etm__process_timeless_queues(struct cs_etm_auxtrace *etm,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
index 650ecc2a63492a..4ad925d6d79966 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cs-etm.h
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ enum cs_etm_isa {
 	CS_ETM_ISA_T32,
 };
 
-/* RB tree for quick conversion between traceID and metadata pointers */
-struct intlist *traceid_list;
-
 struct cs_etm_queue;
 
 struct cs_etm_packet {