1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/config.c b/tools/perf/util/config.c
index 7e3c1b60120c..e7d2c08d263a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/config.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/config.c
@@ -739,11 +739,15 @@ int perf_config(config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				pr_err("Error: wrong config key-value pair %s=%s\n",
 				       key, value);
-				break;
+				/*
+				 * Can't be just a 'break', as perf_config_set__for_each_entry()
+				 * expands to two nested for() loops.
+				 */
+				goto out;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+out:
 	return ret;
 }