diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 09e1cc22221f..1b60f9c508c9 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -9415,6 +9415,7 @@ perf_event_parse_addr_filter(struct perf_event *event, char *fstr,
 			if (token == IF_SRC_FILE || token == IF_SRC_FILEADDR) {
 				int fpos = token == IF_SRC_FILE ? 2 : 1;
 
+				kfree(filename);
 				filename = match_strdup(&args[fpos]);
 				if (!filename) {
 					ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -9461,16 +9462,13 @@ perf_event_parse_addr_filter(struct perf_event *event, char *fstr,
 				 */
 				ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 				if (!event->ctx->task)
-					goto fail_free_name;
+					goto fail;
 
 				/* look up the path and grab its inode */
 				ret = kern_path(filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW,
 						&filter->path);
 				if (ret)
-					goto fail_free_name;
-
-				kfree(filename);
-				filename = NULL;
+					goto fail;
 
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				if (!filter->path.dentry ||
@@ -9490,13 +9488,13 @@ perf_event_parse_addr_filter(struct perf_event *event, char *fstr,
 	if (state != IF_STATE_ACTION)
 		goto fail;
 
+	kfree(filename);
 	kfree(orig);
 
 	return 0;
 
-fail_free_name:
-	kfree(filename);
 fail:
+	kfree(filename);
 	free_filters_list(filters);
 	kfree(orig);