diff --git a/tools/include/linux/export.h b/tools/include/linux/export.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d07e586b9ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/include/linux/export.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef _TOOLS_LINUX_EXPORT_H_
+#define _TOOLS_LINUX_EXPORT_H_
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
+
+#endif