diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
index 1eb0bffaed6c..8669bb85e7c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bpf.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ static int __test__bpf(int idx)
 	}
 
 out:
+	free(obj_buf);
 	bpf__clear();
 	return ret;
 }