diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 927622ecc42e..a4240adbe42f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2729,10 +2729,8 @@ static size_t trace__fprintf_tp_fields(struct trace *trace, struct evsel *evsel,
 				offset = format_field__intval(field, sample, evsel->needs_swap);
 				syscall_arg.len = offset >> 16;
 				offset &= 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-				if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+				if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
 					offset += field->offset + field->size;
-#endif
 			}
 
 			val = (uintptr_t)(sample->raw_data + offset);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
index 98454f7a820c..2b732bccabad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data-convert-bt.c
@@ -322,10 +322,8 @@ static int add_tracepoint_field_value(struct ctf_writer *cw,
 		offset = tmp_val;
 		len = offset >> 16;
 		offset &= 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-		if (flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+		if (tep_field_is_relative(flags))
 			offset += fmtf->offset + fmtf->size;
-#endif
 	}
 
 	if (flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_ARRAY) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 296292fa2c04..8550638587e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -2784,10 +2784,8 @@ void *evsel__rawptr(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample, const char
 	if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
 		offset = *(int *)(sample->raw_data + field->offset);
 		offset &= 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-		if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+		if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
 			offset += field->offset + field->size;
-#endif
 	}
 
 	return sample->raw_data + offset;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 25a276710dfb..d948455e5ed4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -442,10 +442,8 @@ tracepoint_field(struct pyrf_event *pe, struct tep_format_field *field)
 			offset  = val;
 			len     = offset >> 16;
 			offset &= 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-			if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+			if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
 				offset += field->offset + field->size;
-#endif
 		}
 		if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_STRING &&
 		    is_printable_array(data + offset, len)) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index 5bcec514f697..83fd2fd0ba16 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -393,10 +393,8 @@ static void perl_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 			if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
 				offset = *(int *)(data + field->offset);
 				offset &= 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-				if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+				if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
 					offset += field->offset + field->size;
-#endif
 			} else
 				offset = field->offset;
 			XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv((char *)data + offset, 0)));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 759ed6eafa3c..2c2697c5d025 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -994,10 +994,8 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 				offset  = val;
 				len     = offset >> 16;
 				offset &= 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-				if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+				if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
 					offset += field->offset + field->size;
-#endif
 			}
 			if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_STRING &&
 			    is_printable_array(data + offset, len)) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index cfcc253239f0..dcc4ea96236d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -2668,10 +2668,8 @@ static int64_t __sort__hde_cmp(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,
 		tep_read_number_field(field, a->raw_data, &dyn);
 		offset = dyn & 0xffff;
 		size = (dyn >> 16) & 0xffff;
-#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
-		if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
+		if (tep_field_is_relative(field->flags))
 			offset += field->offset + field->size;
-#endif
 		/* record max width for output */
 		if (size > hde->dynamic_len)
 			hde->dynamic_len = size;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 1a1a2e6b24fb..ee968e5f6b7a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -139,4 +139,20 @@ int common_lock_depth(struct scripting_context *context);
 #define SAMPLE_FLAGS_BUF_SIZE 64
 int perf_sample__sprintf_flags(u32 flags, char *str, size_t sz);
 
+#if defined(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION) &&  LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
+#include <traceevent/event-parse.h>
+
+static inline bool tep_field_is_relative(unsigned long flags)
+{
+	return (flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE) != 0;
+}
+#else
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
+static inline bool tep_field_is_relative(unsigned long flags __maybe_unused)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _PERF_UTIL_TRACE_EVENT_H */
