diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 2c1bca240597e6492e675ec9b59814a670b0c41d..35f5b7b7715c39e054591644d88b369bbf35de5e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@ static int find_perf_probe_point_from_map(struct probe_trace_point *tp,
 					  bool is_kprobe)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = NULL;
-	struct map *map;
+	struct map *map = NULL;
 	u64 addr = tp->address;
 	int ret = -ENOENT;