diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index c8140245299b11182a183cf9bf784bfc945f8a23..b7d62e1c70185ca1f6918174f867375d0ad4f280 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -1079,16 +1079,14 @@ static int disasm_line__parse(char *line, const char **namep, char **rawp)
 	*namep = strdup(name);
 
 	if (*namep == NULL)
-		goto out_free_name;
+		goto out;
 
 	(*rawp)[0] = tmp;
 	*rawp = ltrim(*rawp);
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_free_name:
-	free((void *)namep);
-	*namep = NULL;
+out:
 	return -1;
 }