diff --git a/aya-obj/include/linux_wrapper.h b/aya-obj/include/linux_wrapper.h
index 0e15d93f..ab4f00ae 100644
--- a/aya-obj/include/linux_wrapper.h
+++ b/aya-obj/include/linux_wrapper.h
@@ -7,8 +7,3 @@
 #include <linux/pkt_cls.h>
 #include <linux/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
-
-/* workaround the fact that bindgen can't parse the IOC macros */
-int AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE = PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE;
-int AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE = PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE;
-int AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF = PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF;
diff --git a/aya/src/bpf.rs b/aya/src/bpf.rs
index d95797aa..644a2d86 100644
--- a/aya/src/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/bpf.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-    ffi::c_int,
     fs, io,
     os::fd::{AsFd as _, AsRawFd as _},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ use aya_obj::{
     btf::{Btf, BtfError, BtfFeatures, BtfRelocationError},
     generated::{
         bpf_map_type::{self, *},
-        AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF,
         BPF_F_SLEEPABLE, BPF_F_XDP_HAS_FRAGS,
     },
     relocation::EbpfRelocationError,
@@ -40,10 +38,6 @@ use crate::{
     util::{bytes_of, bytes_of_slice, nr_cpus, page_size},
 };
 
-pub(crate) const PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE: c_int = AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE;
-pub(crate) const PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE: c_int = AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE;
-pub(crate) const PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF: c_int = AYA_PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF;
-
 /// Marker trait for types that can safely be converted to and from byte slices.
 pub unsafe trait Pod: Copy + 'static {}
 
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_buffer.rs b/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_buffer.rs
index 06b3d333..39996764 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_buffer.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_buffer.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@ use std::{
 use aya_obj::generated::{
     perf_event_header, perf_event_mmap_page,
     perf_event_type::{PERF_RECORD_LOST, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE},
+    PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE,
 };
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use libc::{munmap, MAP_FAILED, MAP_SHARED, PROT_READ, PROT_WRITE};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-use crate::{
-    sys::{mmap, perf_event_ioctl, perf_event_open_bpf, SysResult},
-    PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE,
-};
+use crate::sys::{mmap, perf_event_ioctl, perf_event_open_bpf, SysResult};
 
 /// Perf buffer error.
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
diff --git a/aya/src/programs/perf_attach.rs b/aya/src/programs/perf_attach.rs
index c1627e4c..da25fedb 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/perf_attach.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/perf_attach.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 //! Perf attach links.
 use std::os::fd::{AsFd as _, AsRawFd as _, BorrowedFd, RawFd};
 
-use aya_obj::generated::bpf_attach_type::BPF_PERF_EVENT;
+use aya_obj::generated::{
+    bpf_attach_type::BPF_PERF_EVENT, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE,
+    PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     programs::{
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{
         bpf_link_create, is_bpf_cookie_supported, perf_event_ioctl, BpfLinkCreateArgs, LinkTarget,
         SysResult, SyscallError,
     },
-    FEATURES, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, PERF_EVENT_IOC_ENABLE, PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF,
+    FEATURES,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, Eq, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/mod.rs b/aya/src/sys/mod.rs
index dcead532..8eab8acd 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/mod.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/mod.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Syscall<'a> {
     },
     PerfEventIoctl {
         fd: BorrowedFd<'a>,
-        request: c_int,
+        request: u32,
         arg: c_int,
     },
 }
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs b/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs
index 8ed7b54c..ce7b56c0 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/perf_event.rs
@@ -104,11 +104,7 @@ pub(crate) fn perf_event_open_trace_point(
     perf_event_sys(attr, pid, cpu, PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn perf_event_ioctl(
-    fd: BorrowedFd<'_>,
-    request: c_int,
-    arg: c_int,
-) -> SysResult<c_long> {
+pub(crate) fn perf_event_ioctl(fd: BorrowedFd<'_>, request: u32, arg: c_int) -> SysResult<c_long> {
     let call = Syscall::PerfEventIoctl { fd, request, arg };
     #[cfg(not(test))]
     return syscall(call);
diff --git a/xtask/src/codegen/aya.rs b/xtask/src/codegen/aya.rs
index 118e9d53..67e6f67f 100644
--- a/xtask/src/codegen/aya.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/codegen/aya.rs
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ fn codegen_bindings(opts: &SysrootOptions, libbpf_dir: &Path) -> Result<(), anyh
         "PERF_FLAG_.*",
         "PERF_EVENT_.*",
         "PERF_MAX_.*",
-        // see linux_wrapper.h, these are to workaround the IOC macros
-        "AYA_PERF_EVENT_.*",
         // NETLINK
         "NLMSG_ALIGNTO",
         "IFLA_XDP_FD",