diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index 1a7112a87736a..a410b3968b3af 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void bpf_event__print_bpf_prog_info(struct bpf_prog_info *info,
 		synthesize_bpf_prog_name(name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, info, btf, 0);
 		fprintf(fp, "# bpf_prog_info %u: %s addr 0x%llx size %u\n",
 			info->id, name, prog_addrs[0], prog_lens[0]);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	fprintf(fp, "# bpf_prog_info %u:\n", info->id);
@@ -586,4 +586,6 @@ void bpf_event__print_bpf_prog_info(struct bpf_prog_info *info,
 		fprintf(fp, "# \tsub_prog %u: %s addr 0x%llx size %u\n",
 			i, name, prog_addrs[i], prog_lens[i]);
 	}
+out:
+	btf__free(btf);
 }