diff --git a/tools/perf/check-headers.sh b/tools/perf/check-headers.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c747bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/check-headers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+HEADERS='
+include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+include/linux/hash.h
+include/uapi/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
+arch/x86/include/asm/disabled-features.h
+arch/x86/include/asm/required-features.h
+arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/perf_regs.h
+arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm_perf.h
+arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h
+arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
+arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/kvm_perf.h
+arch/s390/include/uapi/asm/sie.h
+arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+include/asm-generic/bitops/arch_hweight.h
+include/asm-generic/bitops/const_hweight.h
+include/asm-generic/bitops/__fls.h
+include/asm-generic/bitops/fls.h
+include/asm-generic/bitops/fls64.h
+include/linux/coresight-pmu.h
+include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
+'
+
+check () {
+  file=$1
+  opts=
+
+  shift
+  while [ -n "$*" ]; do
+    opts="$opts \"$1\""
+    shift
+  done
+
+  cmd="diff $opts ../$file ../../$file > /dev/null"
+
+  test -f ../../$file &&
+  eval $cmd || echo "Warning: $file differs from kernel" >&2
+}
+
+
+# simple diff check
+for i in $HEADERS; do
+  check $i -B
+done
+
+# diff with extra ignore lines
+check arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S        -B -I "^EXPORT_SYMBOL" -I "^#include <asm/export.h>"
+check arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S        -B -I "^EXPORT_SYMBOL" -I "^#include <asm/export.h>"
+check include/uapi/asm-generic/mman.h -B -I "^#include <\(uapi/\)*asm-generic/mman-common.h>"
+check include/uapi/linux/mman.h       -B -I "^#include <\(uapi/\)*asm/mman.h>"