diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 4dcc01b2532c84..2e9035c4c252a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2271,6 +2271,7 @@ static bool is_event_supported(u8 type, unsigned config)
 		perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
 	}
 
+	thread_map__put(tmap);
 	return ret;
 }