diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index fbc40a2c17d4..8af693d9678c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -840,15 +840,18 @@ int maps__fixup_overlappings(struct maps *maps, struct map *map, FILE *fp)
 int maps__clone(struct thread *thread, struct maps *parent)
 {
 	struct maps *maps = thread->maps;
-	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	int err;
 	struct map *map;
 
 	down_read(&parent->lock);
 
 	maps__for_each_entry(parent, map) {
 		struct map *new = map__clone(map);
-		if (new == NULL)
+
+		if (new == NULL) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unlock;
+		}
 
 		err = unwind__prepare_access(maps, new, NULL);
 		if (err)