diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 7379bcf3baa0..9937d7cf2a64 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -5534,6 +5534,7 @@ void ftrace_destroy_filter_files(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
 	if (ops->flags & FTRACE_OPS_FL_ENABLED)
 		ftrace_shutdown(ops, 0);
 	ops->flags |= FTRACE_OPS_FL_DELETED;
+	ftrace_free_filter(ops);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
 }