diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index 151099be2863..3305ebbdbc07 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ struct iio_channel *fwnode_iio_channel_get_by_name(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 		}
 
-		chan = __fwnode_iio_channel_get_by_name(fwnode, name);
+		chan = __fwnode_iio_channel_get_by_name(parent, name);
 		if (!IS_ERR(chan) || PTR_ERR(chan) != -ENODEV) {
 			fwnode_handle_put(parent);
  			return chan;