diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index f26bb8a90cb5..93620a783587 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -948,6 +948,8 @@ static int parse_symbol_and_return(int argc, const char *argv[],
 			if (is_tracepoint) {
 				trace_probe_log_set_index(i);
 				trace_probe_log_err(tmp - argv[i], RETVAL_ON_PROBE);
+				kfree(*symbol);
+				*symbol = NULL;
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			*is_return = true;