diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 581c568..009a9d0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	if (uname(&uts) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		goto out_fail;
 
 	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/boot/vmlinux-%s", uts.release);
 	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);