diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 55c11e854fe46..b1ff0c9f32daf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -1141,8 +1141,10 @@ struct map *dso__new_map(const char *name)
 	struct map *map = NULL;
 	struct dso *dso = dso__new(name);
 
-	if (dso)
+	if (dso) {
 		map = map__new2(0, dso);
+		dso__put(dso);
+	}
 
 	return map;
 }