diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/futex.h b/tools/perf/bench/futex.h
index 7d0bda5..6ac4509 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/futex.h
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/futex.h
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@
 	return futex(uaddr, FUTEX_WAIT, val, timeout, NULL, 0, opflags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * futex_wake() - wake one or more tasks blocked on uaddr
+ * @nr_wake:	wake up to this many tasks
+ */
+static inline int
+futex_wake(u_int32_t *uaddr, int nr_wake, int opflags)
+{
+	return futex(uaddr, FUTEX_WAKE, nr_wake, NULL, NULL, 0, opflags);
+}
+
 #endif /* _FUTEX_H */