diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index e76214f8d596..b15a9bf1837b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ void parse_ftrace_printk(struct tep_handle *pevent,
 		printk = strdup(fmt+1);
 		line = strtok_r(NULL, "\n", &next);
 		tep_register_print_string(pevent, printk, addr);
+		free(printk);
 	}
 }