diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 893bd8b0e48a..963e0d6b61fd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -6661,8 +6661,10 @@ static int hist_register_trigger(char *glob,
 		tracing_set_filter_buffering(file->tr, true);
 	}
 
-	if (named_data)
+	if (named_data) {
+		remove_hist_vars(hist_data);
 		destroy_hist_data(hist_data);
+	}
  out:
 	return ret;
 }