diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index adb39f2..659abf3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include <sys/ttydefaults.h>
 #include <lk/debugfs.h>
 #include <termios.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 
 extern const char *graph_line;
 extern const char *graph_dotted_line;
@@ -281,6 +282,17 @@
 	return 1ULL << (32 - __builtin_clz(x - 1));
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long next_pow2_l(unsigned long x)
+{
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+	if (x <= (1UL << 31))
+		return next_pow2(x);
+	return (unsigned long)next_pow2(x >> 32) << 32;
+#else
+	return next_pow2(x);
+#endif
+}
+
 size_t hex_width(u64 v);
 int hex2u64(const char *ptr, u64 *val);