diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/kallsyms-split.c b/tools/perf/tests/kallsyms-split.c
index bbbc66957e5d..117ed3b70f63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/kallsyms-split.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/kallsyms-split.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static int test__kallsyms_split(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 	ret = TEST_OK;
 
 out:
+	map__put(map);
 	remove_proc_dir(0);
 	machine__exit(&m);
 	return ret;