diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index b23caa2f2aa1..93990ff1dfe3 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;