1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index b27d127cdf68..1f29e4fe7af0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -412,8 +412,10 @@ static int __open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        if (!is_regular_file(name))
+        if (!is_regular_file(name)) {
+                free(name);
                 return -EINVAL;
+        }
 
         fd = do_open(name);
         free(name);