diff --git a/tools/perf/util/maps.c b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
index 779f6230130a..c51ec159ac76 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/maps.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ int maps__find_ams(struct maps *maps, struct addr_map_symbol *ams)
 	if (ams->addr < map__start(ams->ms.map) || ams->addr >= map__end(ams->ms.map)) {
 		if (maps == NULL)
 			return -1;
+		map__put(ams->ms.map);
 		ams->ms.map = maps__find(maps, ams->addr);
 		if (ams->ms.map == NULL)
 			return -1;