diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 01cbb9d7996fb501c98dfd30194ad487cfa76d15..3919ddf26d15e192d837eae9eb9e5fb291da816c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ int symbol__annotate2(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, struct perf_evsel *ev
 
 out_free_offsets:
 	zfree(&notes->offsets);
-	return -1;
+	return err;
 }
 
 #define ANNOTATION__CFG(n) \