diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index b23caa2f2aa1fd30327ee5f5c1ed1251e6b3768a..93990ff1dfe39e5a760e9b8c82099f4af8f5a282 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ struct iio_trigger *viio_trigger_alloc(struct device *parent,
 		irq_modify_status(trig->subirq_base + i,
 				  IRQ_NOREQUEST | IRQ_NOAUTOEN, IRQ_NOPROBE);
 	}
-	get_device(&trig->dev);
 
 	return trig;