1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 1eacee6eca4b..eab25d638f21 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -540,10 +540,12 @@ static void del_trace_kprobe_event(int fd, const char *group,
                                    const char *event, struct strlist *namelist)
 {
         char buf[128];
+        struct str_node *ent;
 
         if (e_snprintf(buf, 128, "%s:%s", group, event) < 0)
                 die("Failed to copy event.");
-        if (!strlist__has_entry(namelist, buf)) {
+        ent = strlist__find(namelist, buf);
+        if (!ent) {
                 pr_info("Info: event \"%s\" does not exist, could not remove it.\n", buf);
                 return;
         }
@@ -553,6 +555,7 @@ static void del_trace_kprobe_event(int fd, const char *group,
 
         write_trace_kprobe_event(fd, buf);
         printf("Remove event: %s:%s\n", group, event);
+        strlist__remove(namelist, ent);
 }
 
 void del_trace_kprobe_events(struct strlist *dellist)