diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index a054ddc0b2a0..7aa039bd379a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "util/cpumap.h"
 #include "util/thread.h"
 #include "util/thread_map.h"
+#include "util/counts.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 2ee81d74cf45..1ce0adc8b3cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ libperf-y += target.o
 libperf-y += rblist.o
 libperf-y += intlist.o
 libperf-y += vdso.o
+libperf-y += counts.o
 libperf-y += stat.o
 libperf-y += stat-shadow.o
 libperf-y += record.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/counts.c b/tools/perf/util/counts.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3fde313deb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/counts.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "counts.h"
+
+struct perf_counts *perf_counts__new(int ncpus, int nthreads)
+{
+	struct perf_counts *counts = zalloc(sizeof(*counts));
+
+	if (counts) {
+		struct xyarray *values;
+
+		values = xyarray__new(ncpus, nthreads, sizeof(struct perf_counts_values));
+		if (!values) {
+			free(counts);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		counts->values = values;
+	}
+
+	return counts;
+}
+
+void perf_counts__delete(struct perf_counts *counts)
+{
+	if (counts) {
+		xyarray__delete(counts->values);
+		free(counts);
+	}
+}
+
+static void perf_counts__reset(struct perf_counts *counts)
+{
+	xyarray__reset(counts->values);
+}
+
+void perf_evsel__reset_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	perf_counts__reset(evsel->counts);
+}
+
+int perf_evsel__alloc_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
+{
+	evsel->counts = perf_counts__new(ncpus, nthreads);
+	return evsel->counts != NULL ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+void perf_evsel__free_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+{
+	perf_counts__delete(evsel->counts);
+	evsel->counts = NULL;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/counts.h b/tools/perf/util/counts.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34d8baaf558a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/counts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_COUNTS_H
+#define __PERF_COUNTS_H
+
+#include "xyarray.h"
+
+struct perf_counts_values {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			u64 val;
+			u64 ena;
+			u64 run;
+		};
+		u64 values[3];
+	};
+};
+
+struct perf_counts {
+	s8			  scaled;
+	struct perf_counts_values aggr;
+	struct xyarray		  *values;
+};
+
+
+static inline struct perf_counts_values*
+perf_counts(struct perf_counts *counts, int cpu, int thread)
+{
+	return xyarray__entry(counts->values, cpu, thread);
+}
+
+struct perf_counts *perf_counts__new(int ncpus, int nthreads);
+void perf_counts__delete(struct perf_counts *counts);
+
+void perf_evsel__reset_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+int perf_evsel__alloc_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
+void perf_evsel__free_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
+
+#endif /* __PERF_COUNTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index 6a129081f3ad..b948f69d2558 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "xyarray.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "cpumap.h"
-#include "stat.h"
+#include "counts.h"
 
 struct perf_evsel;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
index 0766d98c5da5..51be28b1bca2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python-ext-sources
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ util/util.c
 util/xyarray.c
 util/cgroup.c
 util/rblist.c
-util/stat.c
+util/counts.c
 util/strlist.c
 util/trace-event.c
 ../lib/rbtree.c
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.c b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
index c5c709cdc3ce..415c359de465 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
@@ -97,55 +97,6 @@ void perf_stat_evsel_id_init(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 	}
 }
 
-struct perf_counts *perf_counts__new(int ncpus, int nthreads)
-{
-	struct perf_counts *counts = zalloc(sizeof(*counts));
-
-	if (counts) {
-		struct xyarray *values;
-
-		values = xyarray__new(ncpus, nthreads, sizeof(struct perf_counts_values));
-		if (!values) {
-			free(counts);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-
-		counts->values = values;
-	}
-
-	return counts;
-}
-
-void perf_counts__delete(struct perf_counts *counts)
-{
-	if (counts) {
-		xyarray__delete(counts->values);
-		free(counts);
-	}
-}
-
-static void perf_counts__reset(struct perf_counts *counts)
-{
-	xyarray__reset(counts->values);
-}
-
-void perf_evsel__reset_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-	perf_counts__reset(evsel->counts);
-}
-
-int perf_evsel__alloc_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads)
-{
-	evsel->counts = perf_counts__new(ncpus, nthreads);
-	return evsel->counts != NULL ? 0 : -ENOMEM;
-}
-
-void perf_evsel__free_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
-{
-	perf_counts__delete(evsel->counts);
-	evsel->counts = NULL;
-}
-
 void perf_evsel__reset_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.h b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
index 0b897b083682..62448c8175d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
@@ -33,23 +33,6 @@ enum aggr_mode {
 	AGGR_THREAD,
 };
 
-struct perf_counts_values {
-	union {
-		struct {
-			u64 val;
-			u64 ena;
-			u64 run;
-		};
-		u64 values[3];
-	};
-};
-
-struct perf_counts {
-	s8			  scaled;
-	struct perf_counts_values aggr;
-	struct xyarray		  *values;
-};
-
 struct perf_stat_config {
 	enum aggr_mode	aggr_mode;
 	bool		scale;
@@ -57,12 +40,6 @@ struct perf_stat_config {
 	unsigned int	interval;
 };
 
-static inline struct perf_counts_values*
-perf_counts(struct perf_counts *counts, int cpu, int thread)
-{
-	return xyarray__entry(counts->values, cpu, thread);
-}
-
 void update_stats(struct stats *stats, u64 val);
 double avg_stats(struct stats *stats);
 double stddev_stats(struct stats *stats);
@@ -96,13 +73,6 @@ void perf_stat__update_shadow_stats(struct perf_evsel *counter, u64 *count,
 void perf_stat__print_shadow_stats(FILE *out, struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 				   double avg, int cpu, enum aggr_mode aggr);
 
-struct perf_counts *perf_counts__new(int ncpus, int nthreads);
-void perf_counts__delete(struct perf_counts *counts);
-
-void perf_evsel__reset_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
-int perf_evsel__alloc_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int ncpus, int nthreads);
-void perf_evsel__free_counts(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
-
 void perf_evsel__reset_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 int perf_evsel__alloc_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
 void perf_evsel__free_stat_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel);