diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 24a5ea9a2cc0..a65ef84bde39 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6630,6 +6630,7 @@ static int tracing_release_pipe(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
 
 	free_cpumask_var(iter->started);
+	kfree(iter->fmt);
 	mutex_destroy(&iter->mutex);
 	kfree(iter);