diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index 3573e0b7ef3e..6636c23e10ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -288,7 +288,10 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_one_bpf_prog(struct perf_session *session,
 		}
 
 		info_node->info_linear = info_linear;
-		perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node);
+		if (!perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node)) {
+			free(info_linear);
+			free(info_node);
+		}
 		info_linear = NULL;
 
 		/*
@@ -479,7 +482,10 @@ static void perf_env__add_bpf_info(struct perf_env *env, u32 id)
 	info_node = malloc(sizeof(struct bpf_prog_info_node));
 	if (info_node) {
 		info_node->info_linear = info_linear;
-		perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node);
+		if (!perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node)) {
+			free(info_linear);
+			free(info_node);
+		}
 	} else
 		free(info_linear);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.c b/tools/perf/util/env.c
index fdd4b400ca78..4cf6c4503926 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.c
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@ struct perf_env perf_env;
 #include "bpf-utils.h"
 #include <bpf/libbpf.h>
 
-void perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
+bool perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 				    struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node)
 {
+	bool ret;
+
 	down_write(&env->bpf_progs.lock);
-	__perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node);
+	ret = __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node);
 	up_write(&env->bpf_progs.lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env, struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.h b/tools/perf/util/env.h
index 66ab4a885118..6cefdd272de8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int perf_env__nr_cpus_avail(struct perf_env *env);
 void perf_env__init(struct perf_env *env);
 bool __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 				      struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node);
-void perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
+bool perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 				    struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node);
 struct bpf_prog_info_node *perf_env__find_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 							__u32 prog_id);