diff --git a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-backlight.c b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-backlight.c
index 2b513a2ad7de..e2726867c5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-backlight.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static void bl_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led)
 	ret = fb_register_client(&n->notifier);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(led->dev, "unable to register backlight trigger\n");
+	led->activated = true;
 
 	return;
 
@@ -133,10 +134,11 @@ static void bl_trig_deactivate(struct led_classdev *led)
 	struct bl_trig_notifier *n =
 		(struct bl_trig_notifier *) led->trigger_data;
 
-	if (n) {
+	if (led->activated) {
 		device_remove_file(led->dev, &dev_attr_inverted);
 		fb_unregister_client(&n->notifier);
 		kfree(n);
+		led->activated = false;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-gpio.c b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-gpio.c
index ecc4bf3f37a9..f057c101b896 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-gpio.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ static void gpio_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led)
 	gpio_data->led = led;
 	led->trigger_data = gpio_data;
 	INIT_WORK(&gpio_data->work, gpio_trig_work);
+	led->activated = true;
 
 	return;
 
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ static void gpio_trig_deactivate(struct led_classdev *led)
 {
 	struct gpio_trig_data *gpio_data = led->trigger_data;
 
-	if (gpio_data) {
+	if (led->activated) {
 		device_remove_file(led->dev, &dev_attr_gpio);
 		device_remove_file(led->dev, &dev_attr_inverted);
 		device_remove_file(led->dev, &dev_attr_desired_brightness);
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ static void gpio_trig_deactivate(struct led_classdev *led)
 		if (gpio_data->gpio != 0)
 			free_irq(gpio_to_irq(gpio_data->gpio), led);
 		kfree(gpio_data);
+		led->activated = false;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-heartbeat.c b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-heartbeat.c
index 759c0bba4a8f..1aacf4c6c3e4 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/ledtrig-heartbeat.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/ledtrig-heartbeat.c
@@ -83,15 +83,17 @@ static void heartbeat_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 		    led_heartbeat_function, (unsigned long) led_cdev);
 	heartbeat_data->phase = 0;
 	led_heartbeat_function(heartbeat_data->timer.data);
+	led_cdev->activated = true;
 }
 
 static void heartbeat_trig_deactivate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
 {
 	struct heartbeat_trig_data *heartbeat_data = led_cdev->trigger_data;
 
-	if (heartbeat_data) {
+	if (led_cdev->activated) {
 		del_timer_sync(&heartbeat_data->timer);
 		kfree(heartbeat_data);
+		led_cdev->activated = false;
 	}
 }