1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/btf_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/btf_helpers.c
index b5b6b013a245..3d1a748d09d8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/btf_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/btf_helpers.c
@@ -251,18 +251,23 @@ const char *btf_type_c_dump(const struct btf *btf)
 	d = btf_dump__new(btf, NULL, &opts, btf_dump_printf);
 	if (libbpf_get_error(d)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create btf_dump instance: %ld\n", libbpf_get_error(d));
-		return NULL;
+		goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 1; i < btf__type_cnt(btf); i++) {
 		err = btf_dump__dump_type(d, i);
 		if (err) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to dump type [%d]: %d\n", i, err);
-			return NULL;
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 	}
 
+	btf_dump__free(d);
 	fflush(buf_file);
 	fclose(buf_file);
 	return buf;
+err_out:
+	btf_dump__free(d);
+	fclose(buf_file);
+	return NULL;
 }