diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index f90680b33a37..bbdd56208eff 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ static struct hist_field *create_var_ref(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data,
 	ref_field = create_hist_field(var_field->hist_data, NULL, flags, NULL);
 	if (ref_field) {
 		if (init_var_ref(ref_field, var_field, system, event_name)) {
-			destroy_hist_field(ref_field, 0);
+			__destroy_hist_field(ref_field);
 			return NULL;
 		}