diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 79e058ff8a33..b243027bc22d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ try_again_reset:
 		}
 	}
 	affinity__cleanup(affinity);
+	affinity = NULL;
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evsel_list, counter) {
 		if (!counter->supported) {
@@ -1005,6 +1006,7 @@ err_out:
 	if (forks)
 		evlist__cancel_workload(evsel_list);
 
+	affinity__cleanup(affinity);
 	return err;
 }