diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index d786cf6b0cfa65f2af5209cb97e36b71774d0d3b..ee15db2be2f434035d0a7e5cbff0fc407bcda4bc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -1154,8 +1154,10 @@ struct map *dso__new_map(const char *name)
 	struct map *map = NULL;
 	struct dso *dso = dso__new(name);
 
-	if (dso)
+	if (dso) {
 		map = map__new2(0, dso);
+		dso__put(dso);
+	}
 
 	return map;
 }