diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 672b195f86c9..9ea55a7dfdec 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ subsystem_filter_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t cnt,
 
 	err = filter_add_subsystem_pred(system, pred);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		filter_free_subsystem_preds(system);
 		filter_free_pred(pred);
 		return err;
 	}