diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
index 55d877745575..1ee2fc5f5f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_set_fifo_odr(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor,
 	const struct st_lsm6dsx_reg *batch_reg;
 	u8 data;
 
+	/* Only internal sensors have a FIFO ODR configuration register. */
+	if (sensor->id >= ARRAY_SIZE(hw->settings->batch))
+		return 0;
+
 	batch_reg = &hw->settings->batch[sensor->id];
 	if (batch_reg->addr) {
 		int val;