diff --git a/drivers/iio/chemical/ccs811.c b/drivers/iio/chemical/ccs811.c
index 847194fa1e46..80ef1aa9aae3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/chemical/ccs811.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/chemical/ccs811.c
@@ -499,11 +499,11 @@ static int ccs811_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 		data->drdy_trig->ops = &ccs811_trigger_ops;
 		iio_trigger_set_drvdata(data->drdy_trig, indio_dev);
-		indio_dev->trig = data->drdy_trig;
-		iio_trigger_get(indio_dev->trig);
 		ret = iio_trigger_register(data->drdy_trig);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_poweroff;
+
+		indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(data->drdy_trig);
 	}
 
 	ret = iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,