diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
index e808e6fc8f76..fecbf851bb2e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb1(struct map *map, void *data)
 	struct map *pair = maps__find_by_name(args->kallsyms.kmaps,
 					(dso->kernel ? dso->short_name : dso->name));
 
-	if (pair)
+	if (pair) {
 		map__set_priv(pair, 1);
-	else {
+		map__put(pair);
+	} else {
 		if (!args->header_printed) {
 			pr_info("WARN: Maps only in vmlinux:\n");
 			args->header_printed = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index e8eb9f0b073f..7031f6fddcae 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1537,8 +1537,10 @@ static int maps__set_module_path(struct maps *maps, const char *path, struct kmo
 		return 0;
 
 	long_name = strdup(path);
-	if (long_name == NULL)
+	if (long_name == NULL) {
+		map__put(map);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	dso = map__dso(map);
 	dso__set_long_name(dso, long_name, true);
@@ -1552,7 +1554,7 @@ static int maps__set_module_path(struct maps *maps, const char *path, struct kmo
 		dso->symtab_type++;
 		dso->comp = m->comp;
 	}
-
+	map__put(map);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/maps.c b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
index 252a3b1f8f81..489072bebb5b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/maps.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/maps.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ struct map *maps__find_by_name(struct maps *maps, const char *name)
 			struct dso *dso = map__dso(maps__maps_by_name(maps)[i]);
 
 			if (dso && strcmp(dso->short_name, name) == 0) {
-				result = maps__maps_by_name(maps)[i]; // TODO: map__get
+				result = map__get(maps__maps_by_name(maps)[i]);
 				done = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ struct map *maps__find_by_name(struct maps *maps, const char *name)
 					sizeof(*mapp), map__strcmp_name);
 
 			if (mapp) {
-				result = *mapp; // TODO: map__get
+				result = map__get(*mapp);
 				i = mapp - maps__maps_by_name(maps);
 				RC_CHK_ACCESS(maps)->last_search_by_name_idx = i;
 			}
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ struct map *maps__find_by_name(struct maps *maps, const char *name)
 					struct dso *dso = map__dso(pos);
 
 					if (dso && strcmp(dso->short_name, name) == 0) {
-						result = pos; // TODO: map__get
+						result = map__get(pos);
 						break;
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index a1a796043691..be71abe8b9b0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ static int kernel_get_module_dso(const char *module, struct dso **pdso)
 		map = maps__find_by_name(machine__kernel_maps(host_machine), module_name);
 		if (map) {
 			dso = map__dso(map);
+			map__put(map);
 			goto found;
 		}
 		pr_debug("Failed to find module %s.\n", module);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index 4b934ed3bfd1..5990e3fabdb5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -1470,8 +1470,10 @@ static int dso__process_kernel_symbol(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		dso__set_loaded(curr_dso);
 		*curr_mapp = curr_map;
 		*curr_dsop = curr_dso;
-	} else
+	} else {
 		*curr_dsop = map__dso(curr_map);
+		map__put(curr_map);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 1710b89e207c..0785a54e832e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 				struct map *initial_map)
 {
 	struct machine *machine;
-	struct map *curr_map = initial_map;
+	struct map *curr_map = map__get(initial_map);
 	struct symbol *pos;
 	int count = 0, moved = 0;
 	struct rb_root_cached *root = &dso->symbols;
@@ -858,13 +858,14 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 					dso__set_loaded(curr_map_dso);
 				}
 
+				map__zput(curr_map);
 				curr_map = maps__find_by_name(kmaps, module);
 				if (curr_map == NULL) {
 					pr_debug("%s/proc/{kallsyms,modules} "
 					         "inconsistency while looking "
 						 "for \"%s\" module!\n",
 						 machine->root_dir, module);
-					curr_map = initial_map;
+					curr_map = map__get(initial_map);
 					goto discard_symbol;
 				}
 				curr_map_dso = map__dso(curr_map);
@@ -888,7 +889,7 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 			 * symbols at this point.
 			 */
 			goto discard_symbol;
-		} else if (curr_map != initial_map) {
+		} else if (!RC_CHK_EQUAL(curr_map, initial_map)) {
 			char dso_name[PATH_MAX];
 			struct dso *ndso;
 
@@ -899,7 +900,8 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 			}
 
 			if (count == 0) {
-				curr_map = initial_map;
+				map__zput(curr_map);
+				curr_map = map__get(initial_map);
 				goto add_symbol;
 			}
 
@@ -913,6 +915,7 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 					kernel_range++);
 
 			ndso = dso__new(dso_name);
+			map__zput(curr_map);
 			if (ndso == NULL)
 				return -1;
 
@@ -926,6 +929,7 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 
 			map__set_mapping_type(curr_map, MAPPING_TYPE__IDENTITY);
 			if (maps__insert(kmaps, curr_map)) {
+				map__zput(curr_map);
 				dso__put(ndso);
 				return -1;
 			}
@@ -936,7 +940,7 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 			pos->end -= delta;
 		}
 add_symbol:
-		if (curr_map != initial_map) {
+		if (!RC_CHK_EQUAL(curr_map, initial_map)) {
 			struct dso *curr_map_dso = map__dso(curr_map);
 
 			rb_erase_cached(&pos->rb_node, root);
@@ -951,12 +955,12 @@ static int maps__split_kallsyms(struct maps *kmaps, struct dso *dso, u64 delta,
 		symbol__delete(pos);
 	}
 
-	if (curr_map != initial_map &&
+	if (!RC_CHK_EQUAL(curr_map, initial_map) &&
 	    dso->kernel == DSO_SPACE__KERNEL_GUEST &&
 	    machine__is_default_guest(maps__machine(kmaps))) {
 		dso__set_loaded(map__dso(curr_map));
 	}
-
+	map__put(curr_map);
 	return count + moved;
 }
 
