diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.c b/tools/perf/util/env.c
index 953db9dd25eb..f8239fbe6b09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 	up_write(&env->bpf_progs.lock);
 }
 
-void __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env, struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node)
+bool __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env, struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node)
 {
 	__u32 prog_id = info_node->info_linear->info.id;
 	struct bpf_prog_info_node *node;
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ void __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env, struct bpf_prog_info
 			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
 		} else {
 			pr_debug("duplicated bpf prog info %u\n", prog_id);
-			return;
+			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
 	rb_link_node(&info_node->rb_node, parent, p);
 	rb_insert_color(&info_node->rb_node, &env->bpf_progs.infos);
 	env->bpf_progs.infos_cnt++;
+	return true;
 }
 
 struct bpf_prog_info_node *perf_env__find_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/env.h b/tools/perf/util/env.h
index b0778483fa04..9c5777a2ea7e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/env.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/env.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const char *perf_env__raw_arch(struct perf_env *env);
 int perf_env__nr_cpus_avail(struct perf_env *env);
 
 void perf_env__init(struct perf_env *env);
-void __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
+bool __perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 				      struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node);
 void perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(struct perf_env *env,
 				    struct bpf_prog_info_node *info_node);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 6dc99378b191..a66a05091a97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2724,7 +2724,10 @@ static int process_bpf_prog_info(struct feat_fd *ff, void *data __maybe_unused)
 		/* after reading from file, translate offset to address */
 		bpf_program__bpil_offs_to_addr(info_linear);
 		info_node->info_linear = info_linear;
-		__perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node);
+		if (!__perf_env__insert_bpf_prog_info(env, info_node)) {
+			free(info_linear);
+			free(info_node);
+		}
 	}
 
 	up_write(&env->bpf_progs.lock);