diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
index da56488182d0..6aa5a72c89b2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bma180.c
@@ -1068,11 +1068,12 @@ static int bma180_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		data->trig->dev.parent = dev;
 		data->trig->ops = &bma180_trigger_ops;
 		iio_trigger_set_drvdata(data->trig, indio_dev);
-		indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(data->trig);
 
 		ret = iio_trigger_register(data->trig);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_trigger_free;
+
+		indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(data->trig);
 	}
 
 	ret = iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,