diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 12a7e2a40c89..1ec56b459bc0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 			do_warning_event(event, "%s: no type found", __func__);
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		field->name = last_token;
+		field->name = field->alias = last_token;
 
 		if (test_type(type, EVENT_OP))
 			goto fail;
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ static int event_read_fields(struct event_format *event, struct format_field **f
 				size_dynamic = type_size(field->name);
 				free_token(field->name);
 				strcat(field->type, brackets);
-				field->name = token;
+				field->name = field->alias = token;
 				type = read_token(&token);
 			} else {
 				char *new_type;
@@ -6444,6 +6444,8 @@ void pevent_ref(struct pevent *pevent)
 void pevent_free_format_field(struct format_field *field)
 {
 	free(field->type);
+	if (field->alias != field->name)
+		free(field->alias);
 	free(field->name);
 	free(field);
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
index 86a5839fb048..063b1971eb35 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct format_field {
 	struct event_format	*event;
 	char			*type;
 	char			*name;
+	char			*alias;
 	int			offset;
 	int			size;
 	unsigned int		arraylen;