diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index 3908a9a90035..65de21d9dda1 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ static struct iio_trigger *viio_trigger_alloc(const char *fmt, va_list vargs)
 		irq_modify_status(trig->subirq_base + i,
 				  IRQ_NOREQUEST | IRQ_NOAUTOEN, IRQ_NOPROBE);
 	}
-	get_device(&trig->dev);
 
 	return trig;