diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
index 1ee2fc5f5f1f..5b28a3ffcc3d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
@@ -862,12 +862,21 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_fifo_setup(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw)
 	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ST_LSM6DSX_ID_MAX; i++) {
+		const struct iio_dev_attr **attrs;
+
 		if (!hw->iio_devs[i])
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * For the accelerometer, allow setting FIFO sampling frequency
+		 * values different from the sensor sampling frequency, which
+		 * may be needed to keep FIFO data rate low while sampling
+		 * acceleration data at high rates for accurate event detection.
+		 */
+		attrs = i == ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC ? st_lsm6dsx_buffer_attrs : NULL;
 		ret = devm_iio_kfifo_buffer_setup_ext(hw->dev, hw->iio_devs[i],
 						      &st_lsm6dsx_buffer_ops,
-						      st_lsm6dsx_buffer_attrs);
+						      attrs);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}