diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c
index 8fc3a97eb266..8d8ca6f1e16a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_trigger.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int st_sensors_allocate_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		dev_err(&indio_dev->dev, "failed to register iio trigger.\n");
 		goto iio_trigger_register_error;
 	}
-	indio_dev->trig = sdata->trig;
+	indio_dev->trig = iio_trigger_get(sdata->trig);
 
 	return 0;