diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index f64b5b0..c5b4bc5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@
 
 static void perf_evsel__delete_priv(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
-	free(evsel->priv);
-	evsel->priv = NULL;
+	zfree(&evsel->priv);
 	perf_evsel__delete(evsel);
 }
 
@@ -165,8 +164,7 @@
 	return -ENOMEM;
 
 out_delete:
-	free(evsel->priv);
-	evsel->priv = NULL;
+	zfree(&evsel->priv);
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
@@ -1278,10 +1276,8 @@
 	size_t printed = syscall_arg__scnprintf_fd(bf, size, arg);
 	struct thread_trace *ttrace = arg->thread->priv;
 
-	if (ttrace && fd >= 0 && fd <= ttrace->paths.max) {
-		free(ttrace->paths.table[fd]);
-		ttrace->paths.table[fd] = NULL;
-	}
+	if (ttrace && fd >= 0 && fd <= ttrace->paths.max)
+		zfree(&ttrace->paths.table[fd]);
 
 	return printed;
 }