diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 54c95f9bd0a3..53100287466f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -6670,11 +6670,12 @@ static int hist_trigger_enable(struct event_trigger_data *data,
 
 	update_cond_flag(file);
 
-	if (trace_event_trigger_enable_disable(file, 1) < 0) {
-		list_del_rcu(&data->list);
-		update_cond_flag(file);
+	/*
+	 * On failure the caller undoes the registration, and
+	 * hist_unregister_trigger() can only find the trigger here.
+	 */
+	if (trace_event_trigger_enable_disable(file, 1) < 0)
 		ret--;
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -6752,13 +6753,13 @@ static void hist_unregister_trigger(char *glob,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (test && test->cmd_ops->free)
-		test->cmd_ops->free(test);
-
 	if (hist_data->enable_timestamps) {
 		if (!hist_data->remove || test)
 			tracing_set_filter_buffering(file->tr, false);
 	}
+
+	if (test && test->cmd_ops->free)
+		test->cmd_ops->free(test);
 }
 
 static bool hist_file_check_refs(struct trace_event_file *file)
@@ -6963,6 +6964,8 @@ static int event_hist_trigger_parse(struct event_command *cmd_ops,
 	return ret;
  out_unreg:
 	event_trigger_unregister(cmd_ops, file, glob+1, trigger_data);
+	/* The unregister frees trigger_data, skip out_free */
+	goto out;
  out_free:
 	remove_hist_vars(hist_data);