diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index 7ecfaac7536a1b1b562f0d3cbec5abeee29a6871..16ec605a9fe46a649da1cd18b5091180dfa15448 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -1220,9 +1220,10 @@ bpf__obj_config_map(struct bpf_object *obj,
 	pr_debug("ERROR: Invalid map config option '%s'\n", map_opt);
 	err = -BPF_LOADER_ERRNO__OBJCONF_MAP_OPT;
 out:
-	free(map_name);
 	if (!err)
 		*key_scan_pos += strlen(map_opt);
+
+	free(map_name);
 	return err;
 }