diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index fe389ac31489..92e7e97ca8ff 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_ARM_KVM_PMU_H
 #define __ASM_ARM_KVM_PMU_H
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU
-
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <asm/perf_event.h>
 
 #define ARMV8_PMU_CYCLE_IDX		(ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTERS - 1)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU
+
 struct kvm_pmc {
 	u8 idx;	/* index into the pmu->pmc array */
 	struct perf_event *perf_event;