diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c b/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c
index 44fa152dbd24..c88c79202be2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c
@@ -427,6 +427,11 @@ static int si1133_command(struct si1133_data *data, u8 cmd)
 			dev_warn(dev,
 				 "Failed to read command 0x%02x, ret=%d\n",
 				 cmd, err);
+			/*
+			 * Reset counter on err to prevent software and hardware
+			 * counters being out of sync.
+			 */
+			si1133_cmd_reset_counter(data);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}