diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 33450c901e17..d598b376e3c1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -1434,8 +1434,11 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 fail:
 	free_token(token);
 fail_expect:
-	if (field)
+	if (field) {
+		free(field->type);
+		free(field->name);
 		free(field);
+	}
 	return -1;
 }