diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c b/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c
index e9a11f4a1109..3d048a8139a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/inject-buildid.c
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ static int add_dso(const char *fpath, const struct stat *sb __maybe_unused,
 		   int typeflag, struct FTW *ftwbuf __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct bench_dso *dso = &dsos[nr_dsos];
-	unsigned char build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
+	struct build_id bid;
 
 	if (typeflag == FTW_D || typeflag == FTW_SL)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (filename__read_build_id(fpath, build_id, BUILD_ID_SIZE) < 0)
+	if (filename__read_build_id(fpath, bid.data, sizeof(bid.data)) < 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	dso->name = realpath(fpath, NULL);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
index 39efa51d7fb3..a523c629f321 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-cache.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static bool dso__missing_buildid_cache(struct dso *dso, int parm __maybe_unused)
 
 		pr_warning("Problems with %s file, consider removing it from the cache\n",
 			   filename);
-	} else if (memcmp(dso->build_id, build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id))) {
+	} else if (memcmp(dso->bid.data, build_id, sizeof(dso->bid.data))) {
 		pr_warning("Problems with %s file, consider removing it from the cache\n",
 			   filename);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index f3f965157d69..a35cdabe5bd4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ static int dso__read_build_id(struct dso *dso)
 		return 0;
 
 	nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso->nsinfo, &nsc);
-	if (filename__read_build_id(dso->long_name, dso->build_id,
-				    sizeof(dso->build_id)) > 0) {
+	if (filename__read_build_id(dso->long_name, dso->bid.data,
+				    sizeof(dso->bid.data)) > 0) {
 		dso->has_build_id = true;
 	}
 	nsinfo__mountns_exit(&nsc);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index fc17af7ba845..a016e1bd7b8d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -1578,8 +1578,8 @@ int symbol__strerror_disassemble(struct map_symbol *ms, int errnum, char *buf, s
 		char *build_id_msg = NULL;
 
 		if (dso->has_build_id) {
-			build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id,
-					  sizeof(dso->build_id), bf + 15);
+			build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data,
+					  sizeof(dso->bid.data), bf + 15);
 			build_id_msg = bf;
 		}
 		scnprintf(buf, buflen,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 31207b6e2066..7da13ddb0d50 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ char *dso__build_id_filename(const struct dso *dso, char *bf, size_t size,
 	if (!dso->has_build_id)
 		return NULL;
 
-	build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id), sbuild_id);
+	build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data, sizeof(dso->bid.data), sbuild_id);
 	linkname = build_id_cache__linkname(sbuild_id, NULL, 0);
 	if (!linkname)
 		return NULL;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static int machine__write_buildid_table(struct machine *machine,
 		in_kernel = pos->kernel ||
 				is_kernel_module(name,
 					PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_UNKNOWN);
-		err = write_buildid(name, name_len, pos->build_id, machine->pid,
+		err = write_buildid(name, name_len, pos->bid.data, machine->pid,
 				    in_kernel ? kmisc : umisc, fd);
 		if (err)
 			break;
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static int dso__cache_build_id(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 		is_kallsyms = true;
 		name = machine->mmap_name;
 	}
-	return build_id_cache__add_b(dso->build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id), name,
+	return build_id_cache__add_b(dso->bid.data, sizeof(dso->bid.data), name,
 				     dso->nsinfo, is_kallsyms, is_vdso);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
index 949f7e54c9cb..5033e96d5c9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include "tool.h"
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+struct build_id {
+	u8	data[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
+	size_t	size;
+};
+
 struct nsinfo;
 
 extern struct perf_tool build_id__mark_dso_hit_ops;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 5a3b4755f0b3..d2c1ed08c879 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ int dso__read_binary_type_filename(const struct dso *dso,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id,
-				  sizeof(dso->build_id),
+		build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data,
+				  sizeof(dso->bid.data),
 				  build_id_hex);
 		len = __symbol__join_symfs(filename, size, "/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/");
 		snprintf(filename + len, size - len, "%.2s/%s.debug",
@@ -1330,13 +1330,13 @@ void dso__put(struct dso *dso)
 
 void dso__set_build_id(struct dso *dso, void *build_id)
 {
-	memcpy(dso->build_id, build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id));
+	memcpy(dso->bid.data, build_id, sizeof(dso->bid.data));
 	dso->has_build_id = 1;
 }
 
 bool dso__build_id_equal(const struct dso *dso, u8 *build_id)
 {
-	return memcmp(dso->build_id, build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id)) == 0;
+	return memcmp(dso->bid.data, build_id, sizeof(dso->bid.data)) == 0;
 }
 
 void dso__read_running_kernel_build_id(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
@@ -1346,8 +1346,8 @@ void dso__read_running_kernel_build_id(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
 	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
 		return;
 	sprintf(path, "%s/sys/kernel/notes", machine->root_dir);
-	if (sysfs__read_build_id(path, dso->build_id,
-				 sizeof(dso->build_id)) == 0)
+	if (sysfs__read_build_id(path, dso->bid.data,
+				 sizeof(dso->bid.data)) == 0)
 		dso->has_build_id = true;
 }
 
@@ -1365,8 +1365,8 @@ int dso__kernel_module_get_build_id(struct dso *dso,
 		 "%s/sys/module/%.*s/notes/.note.gnu.build-id",
 		 root_dir, (int)strlen(name) - 1, name);
 
-	if (sysfs__read_build_id(filename, dso->build_id,
-				 sizeof(dso->build_id)) == 0)
+	if (sysfs__read_build_id(filename, dso->bid.data,
+				 sizeof(dso->bid.data)) == 0)
 		dso->has_build_id = true;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ size_t dso__fprintf_buildid(struct dso *dso, FILE *fp)
 {
 	char sbuild_id[SBUILD_ID_SIZE];
 
-	build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id), sbuild_id);
+	build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data, sizeof(dso->bid.data), sbuild_id);
 	return fprintf(fp, "%s", sbuild_id);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index 8ad17f395a19..eac004210b47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ struct dso {
 	bool		 sorted_by_name;
 	bool		 loaded;
 	u8		 rel;
-	u8		 build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
+	struct build_id	 bid;
 	u64		 text_offset;
 	const char	 *short_name;
 	const char	 *long_name;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dsos.c b/tools/perf/util/dsos.c
index 939471731ea6..e3af46e818f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dsos.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dsos.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ bool __dsos__read_build_ids(struct list_head *head, bool with_hits)
 			continue;
 		}
 		nsinfo__mountns_enter(pos->nsinfo, &nsc);
-		if (filename__read_build_id(pos->long_name, pos->build_id,
-					    sizeof(pos->build_id)) > 0) {
+		if (filename__read_build_id(pos->long_name, pos->bid.data,
+					    sizeof(pos->bid.data)) > 0) {
 			have_build_id	  = true;
 			pos->has_build_id = true;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 9cf4efdcbbbd..cde8f6eba479 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ static int __event_process_build_id(struct perf_record_header_build_id *bev,
 			free(m.name);
 		}
 
-		build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id),
+		build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data, sizeof(dso->bid.data),
 				  sbuild_id);
 		pr_debug("build id event received for %s: %s\n",
 			 dso->long_name, sbuild_id);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 8b305e624124..522df3090b1c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ int map__load(struct map *map)
 		if (map->dso->has_build_id) {
 			char sbuild_id[SBUILD_ID_SIZE];
 
-			build_id__sprintf(map->dso->build_id,
-					  sizeof(map->dso->build_id),
+			build_id__sprintf(map->dso->bid.data,
+					  sizeof(map->dso->bid.data),
 					  sbuild_id);
 			pr_debug("%s with build id %s not found", name, sbuild_id);
 		} else
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 3a1b58a92673..2041ad849851 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static struct debuginfo *open_from_debuginfod(struct dso *dso, struct nsinfo *ns
 	if (!c)
 		return NULL;
 
-	build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id, BUILD_ID_SIZE, sbuild_id);
+	build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data, BUILD_ID_SIZE, sbuild_id);
 	fd = debuginfod_find_debuginfo(c, (const unsigned char *)sbuild_id,
 					0, &path);
 	if (fd >= 0)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 739516fdf6e3..db3b1c275d8f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ static int python_export_dso(struct db_export *dbe, struct dso *dso,
 	char sbuild_id[SBUILD_ID_SIZE];
 	PyObject *t;
 
-	build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id), sbuild_id);
+	build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data, sizeof(dso->bid.data), sbuild_id);
 
 	t = tuple_new(5);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 5ddf76fb691c..c772c8c70db5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@ static char *dso__find_kallsyms(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 			goto proc_kallsyms;
 	}
 
-	build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id, sizeof(dso->build_id), sbuild_id);
+	build_id__sprintf(dso->bid.data, sizeof(dso->bid.data), sbuild_id);
 
 	/* Find kallsyms in build-id cache with kcore */
 	scnprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s/%s",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c
index 3ca5d9399680..8a23391558cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/synthetic-events.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_build_id(struct perf_tool *tool, struct dso *pos, u16
 
 	len = pos->long_name_len + 1;
 	len = PERF_ALIGN(len, NAME_ALIGN);
-	memcpy(&ev.build_id.build_id, pos->build_id, sizeof(pos->build_id));
+	memcpy(&ev.build_id.build_id, pos->bid.data, sizeof(pos->bid.data));
 	ev.build_id.header.type = PERF_RECORD_HEADER_BUILD_ID;
 	ev.build_id.header.misc = misc;
 	ev.build_id.pid = machine->pid;