diff --git a/tools/perf/util/path.c b/tools/perf/util/path.c
index b276c18..58a470d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/path.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/path.c
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@
 
 	if (path_len && !is_dir_sep(path[path_len - 1]))
 		return NULL;
-	return xstrndup(path, chomp_trailing_dir_sep(path, path_len));
+	return strndup(path, chomp_trailing_dir_sep(path, path_len));
 }