diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
index 40dfdfc0906b..57db19182e95 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ int st_sensors_set_odr(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned int odr)
 	struct st_sensor_odr_avl odr_out = {0, 0};
 	struct st_sensor_data *sdata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
+	if (!sdata->sensor_settings->odr.addr)
+		return 0;
+
 	err = st_sensors_match_odr(sdata->sensor_settings, odr, &odr_out);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto st_sensors_match_odr_error;