diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c b/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c
index 166fb786425f..8994c9e8e048 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/kxcjk-1013.c
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ static int kxcjk1013_write_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	struct kxcjk1013_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (state && data->ev_enable_state)
+	if (state == data->ev_enable_state)
 		return 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->mutex);