diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 97b17f8941dc0..6392fcf2610c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ static void syscall__exit(struct syscall *sc)
 	if (!sc)
 		return;
 
-	free(sc->arg_fmt);
+	zfree(&sc->arg_fmt);
 }
 
 static int trace__sys_enter(struct trace *trace, struct evsel *evsel,
@@ -3129,7 +3129,7 @@ static void evlist__free_syscall_tp_fields(struct evlist *evlist)
 		if (!et || !evsel->tp_format || strcmp(evsel->tp_format->system, "syscalls"))
 			continue;
 
-		free(et->fmt);
+		zfree(&et->fmt);
 		free(et);
 	}
 }
@@ -4765,11 +4765,11 @@ static void trace__exit(struct trace *trace)
 	int i;
 
 	strlist__delete(trace->ev_qualifier);
-	free(trace->ev_qualifier_ids.entries);
+	zfree(&trace->ev_qualifier_ids.entries);
 	if (trace->syscalls.table) {
 		for (i = 0; i <= trace->sctbl->syscalls.max_id; i++)
 			syscall__exit(&trace->syscalls.table[i]);
-		free(trace->syscalls.table);
+		zfree(&trace->syscalls.table);
 	}
 	syscalltbl__delete(trace->sctbl);
 	zfree(&trace->perfconfig_events);