diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
index 697cc52cc37e4e2c7283ee05146998e6591a7120..4288f4240fee7490d33ec8cb73320e6808db3b8c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_trigger.c
@@ -1074,10 +1074,8 @@ register_snapshot_trigger(char *glob, struct event_trigger_ops *ops,
 			  struct event_trigger_data *data,
 			  struct trace_event_file *file)
 {
-	int ret = tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(file->tr);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	if (tracing_alloc_snapshot_instance(file->tr) != 0)
+		return 0;
 
 	return register_trigger(glob, ops, data, file);
 }