diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hisi-ptt.c b/tools/perf/util/hisi-ptt.c
index 45b614bb73bf..764d660d30e2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hisi-ptt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hisi-ptt.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static int hisi_ptt_process_auxtrace_event(struct perf_session *session,
 	if (dump_trace)
 		hisi_ptt_dump_event(ptt, data, size);
 
+	free(data);
 	return 0;
 }