diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 8b303ff20289..0487d7795f13 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ struct map *machine__findnew_module_map(struct machine *machine, u64 start,
 
 	map_groups__insert(&machine->kmaps, map);
 
+	/* Put the map here because map_groups__insert alread got it */
+	map__put(map);
 out:
 	free(m.name);
 	return map;