diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 5bde2e5bf0e3..4c5b7040c02b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void perf_evlist__purge(struct evlist *evlist)
 	evlist->core.nr_entries = 0;
 }
 
-void perf_evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist)
+void evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	zfree(&evlist->mmap);
 	zfree(&evlist->overwrite_mmap);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void evlist__delete(struct evlist *evlist)
 	evlist->core.cpus = NULL;
 	evlist->core.threads = NULL;
 	perf_evlist__purge(evlist);
-	perf_evlist__exit(evlist);
+	evlist__exit(evlist);
 	free(evlist);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index f07501602353..b33c5d67410a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct evlist *perf_evlist__new_default(void);
 struct evlist *perf_evlist__new_dummy(void);
 void evlist__init(struct evlist *evlist, struct perf_cpu_map *cpus,
 		  struct perf_thread_map *threads);
-void perf_evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist);
+void evlist__exit(struct evlist *evlist);
 void evlist__delete(struct evlist *evlist);
 
 void evlist__add(struct evlist *evlist, struct evsel *entry);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index b102d174b868..60a6b6e8e176 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ static int pyrf_evlist__init(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 
 static void pyrf_evlist__delete(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist)
 {
-	perf_evlist__exit(&pevlist->evlist);
+	evlist__exit(&pevlist->evlist);
 	Py_TYPE(pevlist)->tp_free((PyObject*)pevlist);
 }