diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index 82580f7ffad9..634d120eab2b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -1140,8 +1140,10 @@ register_snapshot_trigger(char *glob, struct event_trigger_ops *ops,
 			  struct event_trigger_data *data,
 			  struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
-	if (tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(file->tr) != 0)
-		return 0;
+	int ret = tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(file->tr);
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	return register_trigger(glob, ops, data, file);
 }