diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 8f3b7ef221f2..71a5b4863707 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -533,12 +533,14 @@ struct tracing_data *tracing_data_get(struct list_head *pattrs,
 			 "/tmp/perf-XXXXXX");
 		if (!mkstemp(tdata->temp_file)) {
 			pr_debug("Can't make temp file");
+			free(tdata);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
 		temp_fd = open(tdata->temp_file, O_RDWR);
 		if (temp_fd < 0) {
 			pr_debug("Can't read '%s'", tdata->temp_file);
+			free(tdata);
 			return NULL;
 		}