diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
index 3d1cf5bf7f18..9005fbe0780e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
@@ -98,19 +98,25 @@ static int strbuf_addv(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 
 	va_copy(ap_saved, ap);
 	len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
-	if (len < 0)
+	if (len < 0) {
+		va_end(ap_saved);
 		return len;
+	}
 	if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 		ret = strbuf_grow(sb, len);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			va_end(ap_saved);
 			return ret;
+		}
 		len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap_saved);
 		va_end(ap_saved);
 		if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 			pr_debug("this should not happen, your vsnprintf is broken");
+			va_end(ap_saved);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
+	va_end(ap_saved);
 	return strbuf_setlen(sb, sb->len + len);
 }