diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index ef72e98a07a648e1cd1edffff4a11d3042799a0a..bcf83ee97e92363239d69126c6a8de9877cf0602 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -1260,6 +1260,4 @@ void parse_events__free_terms(struct list_head *terms)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, terms, list)
 		free(term);
-
-	free(terms);
 }