diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index 978e1592c2a3..4061fed93f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ static ssize_t iio_trigger_write_current(struct device *dev,
 	return len;
 
 out_trigger_put:
-	iio_trigger_put(trig);
+	if (trig)
+		iio_trigger_put(trig);
 	return ret;
 }