1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 3cf2c3e0605f..5cd13d768cec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -476,8 +476,10 @@ int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
                 }
         }
 
-        if (kallsyms__parse(filename, &args, find_symbol_cb) <= 0)
+        if (kallsyms__parse(filename, &args, find_symbol_cb) <= 0) {
+                free(event);
                 return -ENOENT;
+        }
 
         map = machine->vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION];
         size = snprintf(event->mmap.filename, sizeof(event->mmap.filename),