diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 8eae2afff71a..07db6cfad65b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ struct map *get_target_map(const char *target, struct nsinfo *nsi, bool user)
 		struct map *map;
 
 		map = dso__new_map(target);
-		if (map && map->dso)
+		if (map && map->dso) {
+			nsinfo__put(map->dso->nsinfo);
 			map->dso->nsinfo = nsinfo__get(nsi);
+		}
 		return map;
 	} else {
 		return kernel_get_module_map(target);