1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index ffdc338df925..a19674666b4e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ static int perf_event__exit_del_thread(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 
         if (thread) {
                 rb_erase(&thread->rb_node, &machine->threads);
-                machine->last_match = NULL;
-                thread__delete(thread);
+                if (machine->last_match == thread)
+                        thread__zput(machine->last_match);
+                thread__put(thread);
         }
 
         return 0;