diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/expr.c b/tools/perf/tests/expr.c
index 01f0706995a9..9acc1e80b936 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/expr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/expr.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ int test__expr(struct test *t __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	const char *p;
 	const char **other;
 	double val;
-	int ret;
+	int i, ret;
 	struct parse_ctx ctx;
 	int num_other;
 
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ int test__expr(struct test *t __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("find other", !strcmp(other[1], "BAZ"));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("find other", !strcmp(other[2], "BOZO"));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("find other", other[3] == NULL);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_other; i++)
+		free((void *)other[i]);
 	free((void *)other);
 
 	return 0;