diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
index ce80b274b097332d02b5502fb0c5b88fc6d6016a..46f453b1de606c9e29308c6c08da678d97d3ac1a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ struct machine *setup_fake_machine(struct machines *machines)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (machine__create_kernel_maps(machine)) {
+		pr_debug("Not enough memory for machine setup\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_threads); i++) {
 		struct thread *thread;