2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 6767f10615ea..b13a7e2f839e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
         setup_sorting(report_usage, options);
 
         if (parent_pattern != default_parent_pattern) {
-                sort_dimension__add("parent");
+                if (sort_dimension__add("parent") < 0)
+                        return -1;
                 sort_parent.elide = 1;
         } else
                 symbol_conf.exclude_other = false;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 31329a1cd324..9d24d4b2c8fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -264,9 +264,8 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
                                 char err[BUFSIZ];
 
                                 regerror(ret, &parent_regex, err, sizeof(err));
-                                fprintf(stderr, "Invalid regex: %s\n%s",
-                                        parent_pattern, err);
-                                exit(-1);
+                                pr_err("Invalid regex: %s\n%s", parent_pattern, err);
+                                return -EINVAL;
                         }
                         sort__has_parent = 1;
                 }