diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index 595d0f4..5b1ecd6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@
 	status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
 	exit_browser(status);
 
+	perf_evsel_list__delete();
+
 	if (status)
 		return status & 0xff;