diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 77e7f18c0bd0..6dafde69d5e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ install-tools: all install-gtk
 		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'; \
 		$(LN) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/perf' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/trace'; \
 		$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(includedir_SQ)/perf'; \
-		$(INSTALL) util/perf_dlfilter.h -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(includedir_SQ)/perf'
+		$(INSTALL) -m 644 include/perf/perf_dlfilter.h -t '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(includedir_SQ)/perf'
 ifndef NO_PERF_READ_VDSO32
 	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, perf-read-vdso32) \
 		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)perf-read-vdso32 '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)';
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/perf_dlfilter.h b/tools/perf/include/perf/perf_dlfilter.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/perf/util/perf_dlfilter.h
rename to tools/perf/include/perf/perf_dlfilter.h
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c b/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c
index ca33fbc5efde..7d11ce76157c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dlfilter.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "srcline.h"
 #include "dlfilter.h"
-#include "perf_dlfilter.h"
+#include "../include/perf/perf_dlfilter.h"
 
 static void al_to_d_al(struct addr_location *al, struct perf_dlfilter_al *d_al)
 {