diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index ac9d94dbbeef..5f4fb1ce1ea9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -3678,6 +3678,8 @@ int cmd_sched(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!argc)
 		usage_with_options(sched_usage, sched_options);
 
+	thread__set_priv_destructor(free);
+
 	/*
 	 * Aliased to 'perf script' for now:
 	 */