diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 8107574e8..a616b314f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -4770,7 +4770,6 @@ static int parse_var_defs(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data)
 
 			s = kstrdup(field_str, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!s) {
-				kfree(hist_data->attrs->var_defs.name[n_vars]);
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto free;
 			}