diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
index 885acebd4396..bd09ed1710f1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ struct btf_dump *btf_dump__new(const struct btf *btf,
 	if (IS_ERR(d->type_names)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(d->type_names);
 		d->type_names = NULL;
+		goto err;
 	}
 	d->ident_names = hashmap__new(str_hash_fn, str_equal_fn, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(d->ident_names)) {