diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 4ebbb40..6561ad2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 int thread__set_comm(struct thread *self, const char *comm);
 int thread__comm_len(struct thread *self);
+const char *thread__comm_str(const struct thread *thread);
 void thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map);
 int thread__fork(struct thread *self, struct thread *parent);
 size_t thread__fprintf(struct thread *thread, FILE *fp);