diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
index 3dd3ed46d473..167a94c02d05 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ static int netdev_trig_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		container_of(nb, struct led_netdev_data, notifier);
 
 	if (evt != NETDEV_UP && evt != NETDEV_DOWN && evt != NETDEV_CHANGE
-	    && evt != NETDEV_REGISTER && evt != NETDEV_UNREGISTER
-	    && evt != NETDEV_CHANGENAME)
+	    && evt != NETDEV_REGISTER && evt != NETDEV_UNREGISTER)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
-	if (strcmp(dev->name, trigger_data->device_name))
+	if (!(dev == trigger_data->net_dev ||
+	      (evt == NETDEV_REGISTER && !strcmp(dev->name, trigger_data->device_name))))
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&trigger_data->work);
@@ -320,12 +320,9 @@ static int netdev_trig_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		trigger_data->net_dev = dev;
 		break;
-	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
-		if (trigger_data->net_dev) {
-			dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);
-			trigger_data->net_dev = NULL;
-		}
+		dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);
+		trigger_data->net_dev = NULL;
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_UP:
 	case NETDEV_CHANGE: