diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index d4da692..be59394 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 
 	annotate.session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &annotate.tool);
 	if (annotate.session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	symbol_conf.priv_size = sizeof(struct annotation);
 	symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 190d0b6..a3ce19f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 		d->session = perf_session__new(&d->file, false, &tool);
 		if (!d->session) {
 			pr_err("Failed to open %s\n", d->file.path);
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			ret = -1;
 			goto out_delete;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
index 66e12f5..0f93f85 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-evlist.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, 0, NULL);
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos)
 		perf_evsel__fprintf(pos, details, stdout);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 3a62b6b..de99ca1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 	file.path = inject.input_name;
 	inject.session = perf_session__new(&file, true, &inject.tool);
 	if (inject.session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	if (symbol__init(&inject.session->header.env) < 0)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index 2376218..f295141 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &perf_kmem);
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	symbol__init(&session->header.env);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 1e639d6..d8bf227 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
 	kvm->session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &kvm->tool);
 	if (!kvm->session) {
 		pr_err("Initializing perf session failed\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	symbol__init(&kvm->session->header.env);
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@
 	 */
 	kvm->session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &kvm->tool);
 	if (kvm->session == NULL) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
+		err = -1;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	kvm->session->evlist = kvm->evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 92790ed..e7ec715 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &eops);
 	if (!session) {
 		pr_err("Initializing perf session failed\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	symbol__init(&session->header.env);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index 8b4a87f..24db6ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 							 &mem->tool);
 
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	if (mem->cpu_list) {
 		ret = perf_session__cpu_bitmap(session, mem->cpu_list,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 8c0b3f2..ac145fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 repeat:
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &report.tool);
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	if (report.queue_size) {
 		ordered_events__set_alloc_size(&session->ordered_events,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 02dce92..b9b9e58 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &script.tool);
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	if (header || header_only) {
 		perf_session__fprintf_info(session, stdout, show_full_info);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 48eea6c..35b425b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	symbol__init(&session->header.env);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 832fb52..5c16ba2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@
 
 	top->session = perf_session__new(NULL, false, NULL);
 	if (top->session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	machines__set_symbol_filter(&top->session->machines, symbol_filter);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index fe39dc6..c70e69e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@
 
 	session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &trace->tool);
 	if (session == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
 
 	if (symbol__init(&session->header.env) < 0)
 		goto out;