diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 086e98ff42a3..0e5c4786f296 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ get_tracepoints_path(struct list_head *pattrs)
 		if (!ppath->next) {
 error:
 			pr_debug("No memory to alloc tracepoints list\n");
-			put_tracepoints_path(&path);
+			put_tracepoints_path(path.next);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 next: