diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index d43f6b5e5169787f1820b23b167b7107343912d1..0bae061b2d6d4e5219f03d29166f35123627fecf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ static int symbol__disassemble_bpf(struct symbol *sym,
 	ret = 0;
 out:
 	free(prog_linfo);
-	free(btf);
+	btf__free(btf);
 	fclose(s);
 	bfd_close(bfdf);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
index cdecda1ddd36e29eb5d04fbdf8c4bf2fa9c6b393..17a9844e4fbf80aac4a127af362bcc72e0ba3384 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-event.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static int perf_event__synthesize_one_bpf_prog(struct perf_session *session,
 
 out:
 	free(info_linear);
-	free(btf);
+	btf__free(btf);
 	return err ? -1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static void perf_env__add_bpf_info(struct perf_env *env, u32 id)
 	perf_env__fetch_btf(env, btf_id, btf);
 
 out:
-	free(btf);
+	btf__free(btf);
 	close(fd);
 }