diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 6c164dc..1a8d4dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@
  *  The parts for function graph printing was taken and modified from the
  *  Linux Kernel that were written by Frederic Weisbecker.
  */
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#undef _GNU_SOURCE
 #include "../perf.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "trace-event.h"