diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index c30a33592340..152d6c9b1fa4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "util/probe-event.h"
 
 #define MAX_PATH_LEN 256
-#define MAX_PROBES 128
 
 /* Session management structure */
 static struct {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
index 1e6c65ebbd80..f9cbbf18e6ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ static void show_probe_point(Dwarf_Die *sp_die, struct probe_finder *pf)
 	/* *pf->fb_ops will be cached in libdw. Don't free it. */
 	pf->fb_ops = NULL;
 
+	if (pp->found == MAX_PROBES)
+		die("Too many( > %d) probe point found.\n", MAX_PROBES);
+
 	pp->probes[pp->found] = strdup(tmp);
 	pp->found++;
 }