1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 0b4a05c14204..7f5071a4d9aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ struct map *machine__findnew_module_map(struct machine *machine, u64 start,
                                         const char *filename)
 {
         struct map *map = NULL;
-        struct dso *dso;
+        struct dso *dso = NULL;
         struct kmod_path m;
 
         if (kmod_path__parse_name(&m, filename))
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ struct map *machine__findnew_module_map(struct machine *machine, u64 start,
         /* Put the map here because map_groups__insert alread got it */
         map__put(map);
 out:
+        /* put the dso here, corresponding to  machine__findnew_module_dso */
+        dso__put(dso);
         free(m.name);
         return map;
 }