diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 142e1ca9499251..50c933044f88c3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1289,6 +1289,7 @@ void perf_evsel__exit(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	assert(list_empty(&evsel->node));
 	assert(evsel->evlist == NULL);
+	perf_evsel__free_counts(evsel);
 	perf_evsel__free_fd(evsel);
 	perf_evsel__free_id(evsel);
 	perf_evsel__free_config_terms(evsel);