diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 629e602..16cf2d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_common_type(void *data)
+int trace_parse_common_type(void *data)
 {
 	static int type_offset;
 	static int type_size;
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@
 	return read_size(data + pid_offset, pid_size);
 }
 
-static struct event *find_event(int id)
+struct event *trace_find_event(int id)
 {
 	struct event *event;
 
@@ -2420,8 +2420,8 @@
 	int type;
 	int pid;
 
-	type = parse_common_type(next->data);
-	event = find_event(type);
+	type = trace_parse_common_type(next->data);
+	event = trace_find_event(type);
 	if (!event)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -2502,8 +2502,8 @@
 	int type;
 	int i;
 
-	type = parse_common_type(ret_rec->data);
-	ret_event = find_event(type);
+	type = trace_parse_common_type(ret_rec->data);
+	ret_event = trace_find_event(type);
 
 	field = find_field(ret_event, "rettime");
 	if (!field)
@@ -2696,9 +2696,9 @@
 	nsecs -= secs * NSECS_PER_SEC;
 	usecs = nsecs / NSECS_PER_USEC;
 
-	type = parse_common_type(data);
+	type = trace_parse_common_type(data);
 
-	event = find_event(type);
+	event = trace_find_event(type);
 	if (!event)
 		die("ug! no event found for type %d", type);