diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c b/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c
index ed15dcbf4cf6..1a62dd902f05 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c
@@ -351,12 +351,11 @@ static int scmi_iio_read_raw(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
 		ret = scmi_iio_get_odr_val(iio_dev, val, val2);
 		return ret ? ret : IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
-		ret = iio_device_claim_direct_mode(iio_dev);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		if (!iio_device_claim_direct(iio_dev))
+			return -EBUSY;
 
 		ret = scmi_iio_read_channel_data(iio_dev, ch, val, val2);
-		iio_device_release_direct_mode(iio_dev);
+		iio_device_release_direct(iio_dev);
 		return ret;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;