1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
index cfa906882e2c..4abe23550c73 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void strbuf_init(struct strbuf *sb, ssize_t hint)
 void strbuf_release(struct strbuf *sb)
 {
         if (sb->alloc) {
-                free(sb->buf);
+                zfree(&sb->buf);
                 strbuf_init(sb, 0);
         }
 }