diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 19ae135120a3..f3a960ed75a1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -1441,6 +1441,9 @@ static int hist_register_trigger(char *glob, struct event_trigger_ops *ops,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (hist_data->attrs->pause)
+		data->paused = true;
+
 	if (named_data) {
 		destroy_hist_data(data->private_data);
 		data->private_data = named_data->private_data;
@@ -1448,9 +1451,6 @@ static int hist_register_trigger(char *glob, struct event_trigger_ops *ops,
 		data->ops = &event_hist_trigger_named_ops;
 	}
 
-	if (hist_data->attrs->pause)
-		data->paused = true;
-
 	if (data->ops->init) {
 		ret = data->ops->init(data->ops, data);
 		if (ret < 0)