ret = fb_register_client(&n->notifier);
        if (ret)
                dev_err(led->dev, "unable to register backlight trigger\n");
+       led->activated = true;
 
        return;
 
        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;
        }
 }
 
 
        gpio_data->led = led;
        led->trigger_data = gpio_data;
        INIT_WORK(&gpio_data->work, gpio_trig_work);
+       led->activated = true;
 
        return;
 
 {
        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);
                if (gpio_data->gpio != 0)
                        free_irq(gpio_to_irq(gpio_data->gpio), led);
                kfree(gpio_data);
+               led->activated = false;
        }
 }
 
 
                    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;
        }
 }