diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-panic.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-panic.c
index 5751cd032f9d..4bf232465dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-panic.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-panic.c
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ static long led_panic_blink(int state)
 
 static int __init ledtrig_panic_init(void)
 {
+	led_trigger_register_simple("panic", &trigger);
+	if (!trigger)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list,
 				       &led_trigger_panic_nb);
 
-	led_trigger_register_simple("panic", &trigger);
 	panic_blink = led_panic_blink;
 	return 0;
 }