diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
index 9005fbe0780e..23092fd6451d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ static int strbuf_addv(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 			return ret;
 		}
 		len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap_saved);
-		va_end(ap_saved);
 		if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 			pr_debug("this should not happen, your vsnprintf is broken");
 			va_end(ap_saved);