diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
index cc48726740ad..9d709b427665 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
@@ -781,6 +781,8 @@ prog_dump(struct bpf_prog_info *info, enum dump_mode mode,
 		kernel_syms_destroy(&dd);
 	}
 
+	btf__free(btf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2002,8 +2004,8 @@ static char *profile_target_name(int tgt_fd)
 	struct bpf_prog_info_linear *info_linear;
 	struct bpf_func_info *func_info;
 	const struct btf_type *t;
+	struct btf *btf = NULL;
 	char *name = NULL;
-	struct btf *btf;
 
 	info_linear = bpf_program__get_prog_info_linear(
 		tgt_fd, 1UL << BPF_PROG_INFO_FUNC_INFO);
@@ -2027,6 +2029,7 @@ static char *profile_target_name(int tgt_fd)
 	}
 	name = strdup(btf__name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off));
 out:
+	btf__free(btf);
 	free(info_linear);
 	return name;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index cdecda1ddd36..17a9844e4fbf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_one_bpf_prog(struct perf_session *session,
 
 out:
 	free(info_linear);
-	free(btf);
+	btf__free(btf);
 	return err ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static void perf_env__add_bpf_info(struct perf_env *env, u32 id)
 	perf_env__fetch_btf(env, btf_id, btf);
 
 out:
-	free(btf);
+	btf__free(btf);
 	close(fd);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c
index 8150e03367bb..beca55129b0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf_counter.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ static char *bpf_target_prog_name(int tgt_fd)
 	struct bpf_prog_info_linear *info_linear;
 	struct bpf_func_info *func_info;
 	const struct btf_type *t;
+	struct btf *btf = NULL;
 	char *name = NULL;
-	struct btf *btf;
 
 	info_linear = bpf_program__get_prog_info_linear(
 		tgt_fd, 1UL << BPF_PROG_INFO_FUNC_INFO);
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static char *bpf_target_prog_name(int tgt_fd)
 	}
 	name = strdup(btf__name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off));
 out:
+	btf__free(btf);
 	free(info_linear);
 	return name;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
index 857e3f26086f..68e415f4d33c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c
@@ -4386,6 +4386,7 @@ static void do_test_file(unsigned int test_num)
 	fprintf(stderr, "OK");
 
 done:
+	btf__free(btf);
 	free(func_info);
 	bpf_object__close(obj);
 }