diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c b/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c
index 29187f2a9d3c..102ae3718514 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/mcp4821.c
@@ -115,11 +115,10 @@ static int mcp4821_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			    struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int *val,
 			    int *val2, long mask)
 {
-	struct mcp4821_state *state;
+	struct mcp4821_state *state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	switch (mask) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
-		state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 		*val = state->dac_value[chan->channel];
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE: