diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index f8a706b..53b81b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "hist.h"
 #include "machine.h"
 #include "sort.h"
-#include "string.h"
+#include "string2.h"
 #include "strlist.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "thread_map.h"