diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c b/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c
index bfa8a3f5a92f..9ef4d6e27466 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,11 @@ static int sca3000_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_free_irq;
 
-	return iio_device_register(indio_dev);
+	ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto error_free_irq;
+
+	return 0;
 
 error_free_irq:
 	if (spi->irq)