1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 921bb6942503..2df23e177da5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ static int parse_probe_event(const char *str)
         }
 
         pev->uprobes = params.uprobes;
+        if (params.target) {
+                pev->target = strdup(params.target);
+                if (!pev->target)
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+        }
 
         /* Parse a perf-probe command into event */
         ret = parse_perf_probe_command(str, pev);
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
         int ret = -ENOENT;
         char *tmp;
 
-        if  (str && !params.target) {
+        if  (str) {
                 if (!strcmp(opt->long_name, "exec"))
                         params.uprobes = true;
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_SUPPORT
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ static int opt_set_target(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
                         if (!tmp)
                                 return -ENOMEM;
                 }
+                free(params.target);
                 params.target = tmp;
                 ret = 0;
         }
@@ -487,7 +493,6 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
         if (params.nevents) {
                 ret = add_perf_probe_events(params.events, params.nevents,
                                             params.max_probe_points,
-                                            params.target,
                                             params.force_add);
                 if (ret < 0) {
                         pr_err_with_code("  Error: Failed to add events.", ret);