diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index b8f3c4ba309b636d9be7ace959e8a0554e5a06e5..8826f44f69a4401a0501f467682629b8b83248dd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,8 @@ static int parse_symbol_and_return(int argc, const char *argv[],
 			if (is_tracepoint) {
 				trace_probe_log_set_index(i);
 				trace_probe_log_err(tmp - argv[i], RETVAL_ON_PROBE);
+				kfree(*symbol);
+				*symbol = NULL;
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			*is_return = true;