diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index cdfc468d4d5f..ded1e7d88874 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2994,10 +2994,9 @@ static int try_to_find_absolute_address(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 
 	tev->nargs = pev->nargs;
 	tev->args = zalloc(sizeof(struct probe_trace_arg) * tev->nargs);
-	if (!tev->args) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!tev->args)
 		goto errout;
-	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < tev->nargs; i++)
 		copy_to_probe_trace_arg(&tev->args[i], &pev->args[i]);