diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-local.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-local.h
index 9a092dd4a86d..35833ee32d6c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-local.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse-local.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef _PARSE_EVENTS_INT_H
 #define _PARSE_EVENTS_INT_H
 
-struct cmdline;
+struct tep_cmdline;
 struct cmdline_list;
 struct func_map;
 struct func_list;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct tep_handle {
 	int long_size;
 	int page_size;
 
-	struct cmdline *cmdlines;
+	struct tep_cmdline *cmdlines;
 	struct cmdline_list *cmdlist;
 	int cmdline_count;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 3156a52ddbbd..5cbe543969ad 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -139,15 +139,15 @@ struct tep_print_arg *alloc_arg(void)
 	return calloc(1, sizeof(struct tep_print_arg));
 }
 
-struct cmdline {
+struct tep_cmdline {
 	char *comm;
 	int pid;
 };
 
 static int cmdline_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-	const struct cmdline *ca = a;
-	const struct cmdline *cb = b;
+	const struct tep_cmdline *ca = a;
+	const struct tep_cmdline *cb = b;
 
 	if (ca->pid < cb->pid)
 		return -1;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int cmdline_init(struct tep_handle *pevent)
 {
 	struct cmdline_list *cmdlist = pevent->cmdlist;
 	struct cmdline_list *item;
-	struct cmdline *cmdlines;
+	struct tep_cmdline *cmdlines;
 	int i;
 
 	cmdlines = malloc(sizeof(*cmdlines) * pevent->cmdline_count);
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ static int cmdline_init(struct tep_handle *pevent)
 
 static const char *find_cmdline(struct tep_handle *pevent, int pid)
 {
-	const struct cmdline *comm;
-	struct cmdline key;
+	const struct tep_cmdline *comm;
+	struct tep_cmdline key;
 
 	if (!pid)
 		return "<idle>";
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ static const char *find_cmdline(struct tep_handle *pevent, int pid)
  */
 int tep_pid_is_registered(struct tep_handle *pevent, int pid)
 {
-	const struct cmdline *comm;
-	struct cmdline key;
+	const struct tep_cmdline *comm;
+	struct tep_cmdline key;
 
 	if (!pid)
 		return 1;
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ int tep_pid_is_registered(struct tep_handle *pevent, int pid)
 static int add_new_comm(struct tep_handle *pevent,
 			const char *comm, int pid, bool override)
 {
-	struct cmdline *cmdlines = pevent->cmdlines;
-	struct cmdline *cmdline;
-	struct cmdline key;
+	struct tep_cmdline *cmdlines = pevent->cmdlines;
+	struct tep_cmdline *cmdline;
+	struct tep_cmdline key;
 	char *new_comm;
 
 	if (!pid)
@@ -5345,8 +5345,8 @@ const char *tep_data_comm_from_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, int pid)
 	return comm;
 }
 
-static struct cmdline *
-pid_from_cmdlist(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm, struct cmdline *next)
+static struct tep_cmdline *
+pid_from_cmdlist(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm, struct tep_cmdline *next)
 {
 	struct cmdline_list *cmdlist = (struct cmdline_list *)next;
 
@@ -5358,7 +5358,7 @@ pid_from_cmdlist(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm, struct cmdline *ne
 	while (cmdlist && strcmp(cmdlist->comm, comm) != 0)
 		cmdlist = cmdlist->next;
 
-	return (struct cmdline *)cmdlist;
+	return (struct tep_cmdline *)cmdlist;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5374,10 +5374,10 @@ pid_from_cmdlist(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm, struct cmdline *ne
  * next pid.
  * Also, it does a linear seach, so it may be slow.
  */
-struct cmdline *tep_data_pid_from_comm(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm,
-				       struct cmdline *next)
+struct tep_cmdline *tep_data_pid_from_comm(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm,
+					   struct tep_cmdline *next)
 {
-	struct cmdline *cmdline;
+	struct tep_cmdline *cmdline;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the cmdlines have not been converted yet, then use
@@ -5416,7 +5416,7 @@ struct cmdline *tep_data_pid_from_comm(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *co
  * Returns the pid for a give cmdline. If @cmdline is NULL, then
  * -1 is returned.
  */
-int tep_cmdline_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct cmdline *cmdline)
+int tep_cmdline_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_cmdline *cmdline)
 {
 	struct cmdline_list *cmdlist = (struct cmdline_list *)cmdline;
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index 8742cf3bff41..be74958cbc7d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ int tep_data_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);
 int tep_data_preempt_count(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);
 int tep_data_flags(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_record *rec);
 const char *tep_data_comm_from_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, int pid);
-struct cmdline;
-struct cmdline *tep_data_pid_from_comm(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm,
-				       struct cmdline *next);
-int tep_cmdline_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct cmdline *cmdline);
+struct tep_cmdline;
+struct tep_cmdline *tep_data_pid_from_comm(struct tep_handle *pevent, const char *comm,
+					   struct tep_cmdline *next);
+int tep_cmdline_pid(struct tep_handle *pevent, struct tep_cmdline *cmdline);
 
 void tep_print_field(struct trace_seq *s, void *data,
 		     struct tep_format_field *field);
