diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
index 8e5475819590..df1b1d8468e6 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
@@ -504,12 +504,12 @@ static int netdev_trig_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	trigger_data->duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
 	switch (evt) {
 	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
-		get_device_state(trigger_data);
-		fallthrough;
 	case NETDEV_REGISTER:
 		dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);
 		dev_hold(dev);
 		trigger_data->net_dev = dev;
+		if (evt == NETDEV_CHANGENAME)
+			get_device_state(trigger_data);
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
 		dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);