diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c
index 646ecf736aad..be2ab1091c2b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-regs-options.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ parse_regs(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset)
 				}
 				fputc('\n', stderr);
 				/* just printing available regs */
-				return -1;
+				goto error;
 			}
 			for (r = sample_reg_masks; r->name; r++) {
 				if (!strcasecmp(s, r->name))