1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 337ca02fb525..99b0cd4b79d4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -4770,7 +4770,8 @@ int pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent,
                         arg->field.name = strdup(field->name);
                         if (!arg->field.name) {
                                 do_warning("failed to allocate field name");
-                                goto event_failed;
+                                event->flags |= EVENT_FL_FAILED;
+                                return -1;
                         }
                         arg->field.field = field;
                 }