diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c b/tools/lib/bpf/linker.c
index 594b206fa674a133e3abaec82be1b74f87888cfc..3e1b2a15fdc74c90a38298e539f0ad9380c1391a 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);
 }