diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c
index 1ba4aa392f6e..8770a00e3652 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2563.c
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ static int __devinit tsl2563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 fail2:
 	iio_device_unregister(chip->indio_dev);
 fail1:
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -692,6 +693,7 @@ static int tsl2563_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	iio_device_unregister(chip->indio_dev);
 
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 	kfree(chip);
 	return 0;
 }