diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index dd34a1b46a86..3a74736da363 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -1088,14 +1088,10 @@ register_snapshot_trigger(char *glob, struct event_trigger_ops *ops,
 			  struct event_trigger_data *data,
 			  struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
-	int ret = register_trigger(glob, ops, data, file);
+	if (tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(file->tr) != 0)
+		return 0;
 
-	if (ret > 0 && tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(file->tr) != 0) {
-		unregister_trigger(glob, ops, data, file);
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	return register_trigger(glob, ops, data, file);
 }
 
 static int