diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-tpebs.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-tpebs.c
index 50a3c3e07160..2c421b475b3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-tpebs.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-tpebs.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int tpebs_start(struct evlist *evsel_list)
 		new = zalloc(sizeof(*new));
 		if (!new) {
 			ret = -1;
-			zfree(name);
+			zfree(&name);
 			goto err;
 		}
 		new->name = name;