diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 3917eb9..615c062 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -46,65 +46,6 @@
 static int output_fd;
 
 
-static const char *find_debugfs(void)
-{
-	const char *path = perf_debugfs_mount(NULL);
-
-	if (!path)
-		pr_debug("Your kernel does not support the debugfs filesystem");
-
-	return path;
-}
-
-/*
- * Finds the path to the debugfs/tracing
- * Allocates the string and stores it.
- */
-static const char *find_tracing_dir(void)
-{
-	static char *tracing;
-	static int tracing_found;
-	const char *debugfs;
-
-	if (tracing_found)
-		return tracing;
-
-	debugfs = find_debugfs();
-	if (!debugfs)
-		return NULL;
-
-	tracing = malloc(strlen(debugfs) + 9);
-	if (!tracing)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sprintf(tracing, "%s/tracing", debugfs);
-
-	tracing_found = 1;
-	return tracing;
-}
-
-static char *get_tracing_file(const char *name)
-{
-	const char *tracing;
-	char *file;
-
-	tracing = find_tracing_dir();
-	if (!tracing)
-		return NULL;
-
-	file = malloc(strlen(tracing) + strlen(name) + 2);
-	if (!file)
-		return NULL;
-
-	sprintf(file, "%s/%s", tracing, name);
-	return file;
-}
-
-static void put_tracing_file(char *file)
-{
-	free(file);
-}
-
 int bigendian(void)
 {
 	unsigned char str[] = { 0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0};
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 59d868a..9a06584 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -269,3 +269,62 @@
 	snprintf(debugfs_mountpoint, strlen(debugfs_mountpoint), "%s", mntpt);
 	set_tracing_events_path(mntpt);
 }
+
+static const char *find_debugfs(void)
+{
+	const char *path = perf_debugfs_mount(NULL);
+
+	if (!path)
+		fprintf(stderr, "Your kernel does not support the debugfs filesystem");
+
+	return path;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Finds the path to the debugfs/tracing
+ * Allocates the string and stores it.
+ */
+const char *find_tracing_dir(void)
+{
+	static char *tracing;
+	static int tracing_found;
+	const char *debugfs;
+
+	if (tracing_found)
+		return tracing;
+
+	debugfs = find_debugfs();
+	if (!debugfs)
+		return NULL;
+
+	tracing = malloc(strlen(debugfs) + 9);
+	if (!tracing)
+		return NULL;
+
+	sprintf(tracing, "%s/tracing", debugfs);
+
+	tracing_found = 1;
+	return tracing;
+}
+
+char *get_tracing_file(const char *name)
+{
+	const char *tracing;
+	char *file;
+
+	tracing = find_tracing_dir();
+	if (!tracing)
+		return NULL;
+
+	file = malloc(strlen(tracing) + strlen(name) + 2);
+	if (!file)
+		return NULL;
+
+	sprintf(file, "%s/%s", tracing, name);
+	return file;
+}
+
+void put_tracing_file(char *file)
+{
+	free(file);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index 2732fad..cc1574e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 extern char tracing_events_path[];
 extern void perf_debugfs_set_path(const char *mountpoint);
 const char *perf_debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint);
+const char *find_tracing_dir(void);
+char *get_tracing_file(const char *name);
+void put_tracing_file(char *file);
 
 /* On most systems <limits.h> would have given us this, but
  * not on some systems (e.g. GNU/Hurd).