diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 48588ccf902e..2bb159c10503 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2483,6 +2483,12 @@ static void perf_script__exit_per_event_dump_stats(struct perf_script *script)
 	}
 }
 
+static void perf_script__exit(struct perf_script *script)
+{
+	perf_thread_map__put(script->threads);
+	perf_cpu_map__put(script->cpus);
+}
+
 static int __cmd_script(struct perf_script *script)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -3937,6 +3943,7 @@ int cmd_script(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	perf_evlist__free_stats(session->evlist);
 	perf_session__delete(session);
+	perf_script__exit(&script);
 
 	if (script_started)
 		cleanup_scripting();