diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
index 940eb102f506ca350d80cddf251b26cafdfafb35..61e0c7cfe5aea5a62851978a52e1feedbc5dcdba 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ void bpf_linker__free(struct bpf_linker *linker)
 	}
 	free(linker->secs);
 
+	free(linker->glob_syms);
 	free(linker);
 }