diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
index f2fd9f0d7ab5..50e0c03171f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
@@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ static int list_scripts(char *script_name, bool *custom,
 		int key = ui_browser__input_window("perf script command",
 				"Enter perf script command line (without perf script prefix)",
 				script_args, "", 0);
-		if (key != K_ENTER)
-			return -1;
+		if (key != K_ENTER) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		sprintf(script_name, "%s script %s", perf, script_args);
 	} else if (choice < num + max_std) {
 		strcpy(script_name, paths[choice]);