LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP := $(shell expr $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_1) \* 255 \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_2) \* 255 + $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_3))
     CFLAGS += -DLIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION=$(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP)
     $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBTRACEEVENT)
-    LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_WITH_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE := $(shell expr 1 \* 255 \* 255 + 5 \* 255 + 0) # 1.5.0
-    ifeq ($(shell test $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_CPP) -gt $(LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION_WITH_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE); echo $$?),0)
-      CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
-    endif
   else
     dummy := $(warning Warning: libtraceevent is missing limiting functionality, please install libtraceevent-dev/libtraceevent-devel)
   endif
 
                                offset = format_field__intval(field, sample, evsel->needs_swap);
                                syscall_arg.len = offset >> 16;
                                offset &= 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                                if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                                        offset += field->offset + field->size;
 #endif
 
                offset = tmp_val;
                len = offset >> 16;
                offset &= 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                if (flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                        offset += fmtf->offset + fmtf->size;
 #endif
 
        if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
                offset = *(int *)(sample->raw_data + field->offset);
                offset &= 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                        offset += field->offset + field->size;
 #endif
 
                        offset  = val;
                        len     = offset >> 16;
                        offset &= 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                        if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                                offset += field->offset + field->size;
 #endif
 
                        if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_DYNAMIC) {
                                offset = *(int *)(data + field->offset);
                                offset &= 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                                if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                                        offset += field->offset + field->size;
 #endif
 
                                offset  = val;
                                len     = offset >> 16;
                                offset &= 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                                if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                                        offset += field->offset + field->size;
 #endif
 
 #include "time-utils.h"
 #include "cgroup.h"
 #include "machine.h"
+#include "trace-event.h"
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 
                tep_read_number_field(field, a->raw_data, &dyn);
                offset = dyn & 0xffff;
                size = (dyn >> 16) & 0xffff;
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT_TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE
+#if LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION >= MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(1, 5, 0)
                if (field->flags & TEP_FIELD_IS_RELATIVE)
                        offset += field->offset + field->size;
 #endif
 
        struct tep_plugin_list  *plugin_list;
 };
 
+/* Computes a version number comparable with LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION from Makefile.config. */
+#define MAKE_LIBTRACEEVENT_VERSION(a, b, c) ((a)*255*255+(b)*255+(c))
+
 typedef char *(tep_func_resolver_t)(void *priv,
                                    unsigned long long *addrp, char **modp);