diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index 4d6c7d84e155..ea8a4146620d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void iio_trigger_unregister(struct iio_trigger *trig_info)
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&iio_trigger_ida, trig_info->id);
 	/* Possible issue in here */
-	device_unregister(&trig_info->dev);
+	device_del(&trig_info->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_trigger_unregister);