diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
index cc1190a0849b..fc4fe91ee098 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
@@ -332,5 +332,7 @@ int bench_sched_messaging(int argc, const char **argv,
 		break;
 	}
 
+	free(pth_tab);
+
 	return 0;
 }