diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 5c5cb9be8e8c..e70af98bb99c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1621,8 +1621,10 @@ ftrace_regex_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int enable)
 		if (!ret) {
 			struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
 			m->private = iter;
-		} else
+		} else {
+			trace_parser_put(&iter->parser);
 			kfree(iter);
+		}
 	} else
 		file->private_data = iter;
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_regex_lock);