};
 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(iio_trig_dev);
 
+static struct iio_trigger *__iio_trigger_find_by_name(const char *name);
+
 int iio_trigger_register(struct iio_trigger *trig_info)
 {
        int ret;
 
        /* Add to list of available triggers held by the IIO core */
        mutex_lock(&iio_trigger_list_lock);
+       if (__iio_trigger_find_by_name(trig_info->name)) {
+               pr_err("Duplicate trigger name '%s'\n", trig_info->name);
+               ret = -EEXIST;
+               goto error_device_del;
+       }
        list_add_tail(&trig_info->list, &iio_trigger_list);
        mutex_unlock(&iio_trigger_list_lock);
 
        return 0;
 
+error_device_del:
+       mutex_unlock(&iio_trigger_list_lock);
+       device_del(&trig_info->dev);
 error_unregister_id:
        ida_simple_remove(&iio_trigger_ida, trig_info->id);
        return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_trigger_unregister);
 
+/* Search for trigger by name, assuming iio_trigger_list_lock held */
+static struct iio_trigger *__iio_trigger_find_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+       struct iio_trigger *iter;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(iter, &iio_trigger_list, list)
+               if (!strcmp(iter->name, name))
+                       return iter;
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct iio_trigger *iio_trigger_find_by_name(const char *name,
                                                    size_t len)
 {