1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.h b/tools/perf/util/util.h
index e1c623e0c99e..30c5517f2f91 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.h
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ extern int xdup(int fd);
 extern FILE *xfdopen(int fd, const char *mode);
 extern int xmkstemp(char *template);
 
+static inline void *zalloc(size_t size)
+{
+	return calloc(1, size);
+}
+
 static inline size_t xsize_t(off_t len)
 {
 	return (size_t)len;