diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 3e1636c..49b9037 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 		if (!evsel->snapshot)
 			perf_evsel__compute_deltas(evsel, cpu, count);
 		perf_counts_values__scale(count, scale, NULL);
-		evsel->counts->cpu[cpu] = *count;
+		*perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu) = *count;
 		if (aggr_mode == AGGR_NONE)
 			perf_stat__update_shadow_stats(evsel, count->values, cpu);
 		break;
@@ -805,9 +805,9 @@
 				s2 = aggr_get_id(evsel_list->cpus, cpu2);
 				if (s2 != id)
 					continue;
-				val += counter->counts->cpu[cpu].val;
-				ena += counter->counts->cpu[cpu].ena;
-				run += counter->counts->cpu[cpu].run;
+				val += perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu)->val;
+				ena += perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu)->ena;
+				run += perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu)->run;
 				nr++;
 			}
 			if (prefix)
@@ -915,9 +915,9 @@
 	int cpu;
 
 	for (cpu = 0; cpu < perf_evsel__nr_cpus(counter); cpu++) {
-		val = counter->counts->cpu[cpu].val;
-		ena = counter->counts->cpu[cpu].ena;
-		run = counter->counts->cpu[cpu].run;
+		val = perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu)->val;
+		ena = perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu)->ena;
+		run = perf_counts(counter->counts, cpu)->run;
 
 		if (prefix)
 			fprintf(output, "%s", prefix);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
index b8d552b..e8d944fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@
 		}
 
 		expected = nr_openat_calls + cpu;
-		if (evsel->counts->cpu[cpu].val != expected) {
+		if (perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu)->val != expected) {
 			pr_debug("perf_evsel__read_on_cpu: expected to intercept %d calls on cpu %d, got %" PRIu64 "\n",
-				 expected, cpus->map[cpu], evsel->counts->cpu[cpu].val);
+				 expected, cpus->map[cpu], perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu)->val);
 			err = -1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
index bdfa1f4..e86fc47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		goto out_close_fd;
 	}
 
-	if (evsel->counts->cpu[0].val != nr_openat_calls) {
+	if (perf_counts(evsel->counts, 0)->val != nr_openat_calls) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evsel__read_on_cpu: expected to intercept %d calls, got %" PRIu64 "\n",
 			 nr_openat_calls, evsel->counts->cpu[0].val);
 		goto out_close_fd;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 1b2f480..8401b04 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@
 		tmp = evsel->prev_raw_counts->aggr;
 		evsel->prev_raw_counts->aggr = *count;
 	} else {
-		tmp = evsel->prev_raw_counts->cpu[cpu];
-		evsel->prev_raw_counts->cpu[cpu] = *count;
+		tmp = *perf_counts(evsel->prev_raw_counts, cpu);
+		*perf_counts(evsel->prev_raw_counts, cpu) = *count;
 	}
 
 	count->val = count->val - tmp.val;
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@
 
 	perf_evsel__compute_deltas(evsel, cpu, &count);
 	perf_counts_values__scale(&count, scale, NULL);
-	evsel->counts->cpu[cpu] = count;
+	*perf_counts(evsel->counts, cpu) = count;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 4dbf32d..b420f8f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -9,23 +9,7 @@
 #include "xyarray.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
-
-struct perf_counts_values {
-	union {
-		struct {
-			u64 val;
-			u64 ena;
-			u64 run;
-		};
-		u64 values[3];
-	};
-};
-
-struct perf_counts {
-	s8		   	  scaled;
-	struct perf_counts_values aggr;
-	struct perf_counts_values cpu[];
-};
+#include "stat.h"
 
 struct perf_evsel;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.h b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
index 093dc3c..5e43348 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
@@ -31,6 +31,29 @@
 	AGGR_CORE,
 };
 
+struct perf_counts_values {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u64 val;
+			u64 ena;
+			u64 run;
+		};
+		u64 values[3];
+	};
+};
+
+struct perf_counts {
+	s8			  scaled;
+	struct perf_counts_values aggr;
+	struct perf_counts_values cpu[];
+};
+
+static inline struct perf_counts_values*
+perf_counts(struct perf_counts *counts, int cpu)
+{
+	return &counts->cpu[cpu];
+}
+
 void update_stats(struct stats *stats, u64 val);
 double avg_stats(struct stats *stats);
 double stddev_stats(struct stats *stats);