diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 48af2f10a42d..616935f1ff56 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
 #if GCC_VERSION >= 70000 && !defined(__CHECKER__)
 # define __fallthrough __attribute__ ((fallthrough))
 #endif
+
+#if GCC_VERSION >= 40300
+# define __compiletime_error(message) __attribute__((error(message)))
+#endif /* GCC_VERSION >= 40300 */
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
index 8de163b17c0d..c9e65e8faacd 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __compiletime_error
+# define __compiletime_error(message)
+#endif
+
 /* Optimization barrier */
 /* The "volatile" is due to gcc bugs */
 #define barrier() __asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory")