diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 3094f11e7d81573f6f051b75ea212dc36ffc9893..f119eb628dbb6974e60effa3ae7f766d23164194 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ static struct map *kernel_get_module_map(const char *module)
 		if (strncmp(pos->dso->short_name + 1, module,
 			    pos->dso->short_name_len - 2) == 0 &&
 		    module[pos->dso->short_name_len - 2] == '\0') {
-			map__get(pos);
-			return pos;
+			return map__get(pos);
 		}
 	}
 	return NULL;