diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
index 784670e2736b..07d1489cd457 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@ static const struct iio_trigger_ops st_accel_trigger_ops = {
 int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct st_sensor_data *adata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	struct st_sensors_platform_data *pdata =
+		(struct st_sensors_platform_data *)adata->dev->platform_data;
 	int irq = adata->get_irq_data_ready(indio_dev);
 	int err;
 
@@ -736,9 +738,8 @@ int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 					&adata->sensor_settings->fs.fs_avl[0];
 	adata->odr = adata->sensor_settings->odr.odr_avl[0].hz;
 
-	if (!adata->dev->platform_data)
-		adata->dev->platform_data =
-			(struct st_sensors_platform_data *)&default_accel_pdata;
+	if (!pdata)
+		pdata = (struct st_sensors_platform_data *)&default_accel_pdata;
 
 	err = st_sensors_init_sensor(indio_dev, adata->dev->platform_data);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c
index fd0edca0e656..aa61ec15c139 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/st_pressure_core.c
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ static const struct iio_trigger_ops st_press_trigger_ops = {
 int st_press_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct st_sensor_data *press_data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	struct st_sensors_platform_data *pdata =
+		(struct st_sensors_platform_data *)press_data->dev->platform_data;
 	int irq = press_data->get_irq_data_ready(indio_dev);
 	int err;
 
@@ -603,10 +605,8 @@ int st_press_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	press_data->odr = press_data->sensor_settings->odr.odr_avl[0].hz;
 
 	/* Some devices don't support a data ready pin. */
-	if (!press_data->dev->platform_data &&
-				press_data->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr)
-		press_data->dev->platform_data =
-			(struct st_sensors_platform_data *)&default_press_pdata;
+	if (!pdata && press_data->sensor_settings->drdy_irq.addr)
+		pdata =	(struct st_sensors_platform_data *)&default_press_pdata;
 
 	err = st_sensors_init_sensor(indio_dev, press_data->dev->platform_data);
 	if (err < 0)