diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index f594a44df840..2f756628613d 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -651,8 +651,10 @@ struct osnoise_tool *osnoise_init_top(struct osnoise_top_params *params)
 		return NULL;
 
 	tool->data = osnoise_alloc_top(nr_cpus);
-	if (!tool->data)
-		goto out_err;
+	if (!tool->data) {
+		osnoise_destroy_tool(tool);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	tool->params = params;
 
@@ -660,11 +662,6 @@ struct osnoise_tool *osnoise_init_top(struct osnoise_top_params *params)
 				   osnoise_top_handler, NULL);
 
 	return tool;
-
-out_err:
-	osnoise_free_top(tool->data);
-	osnoise_destroy_tool(tool);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int stop_tracing;