diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
index 488f6e6ba1a5..fa0ff4ce2b74 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/sched-messaging.c
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ static unsigned int group(pthread_t *pth,
 		snd_ctx->out_fds[i] = fds[1];
 		if (!thread_mode)
 			close(fds[0]);
+
+		free(ctx);
 	}
 
 	/* Now we have all the fds, fork the senders */
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ static unsigned int group(pthread_t *pth,
 		for (i = 0; i < num_fds; i++)
 			close(snd_ctx->out_fds[i]);
 
+	free(snd_ctx);
+
 	/* Return number of children to reap */
 	return num_fds * 2;
 }