diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c b/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
index 4717d80fc24a..7ac885d94d7f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ static int kxsd9_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	if (mask == IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE) {
 		/* Check no integer component */
 		if (val)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		ret = kxsd9_write_scale(indio_dev, val2);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		else
+			ret = kxsd9_write_scale(indio_dev, val2);
 	}
 
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(st->dev);