diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
index 8640a9121e72..299b55586502 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static int _eprintf(int level, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 			ui_helpline__vshow(fmt, args);
 		else
 			ret = vfprintf(stderr, fmt, args);
-		va_end(args);
 	}
 
 	return ret;