diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cache.h b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
index 161d5f4..4b50c41 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cache.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cache.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define PERFATTRIBUTES_FILE ".perfattributes"
 #define INFOATTRIBUTES_FILE "info/attributes"
 #define ATTRIBUTE_MACRO_PREFIX "[attr]"
+#define PERF_DEBUGFS_ENVIRONMENT "PERF_DEBUGFS_DIR"
 
 typedef int (*config_fn_t)(const char *, const char *, void *);
 extern int perf_default_config(const char *, const char *, void *);