diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/adis16260.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/adis16260.c
index 586e6cfa14a9..91b9c5f18ec4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/adis16260.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/adis16260.c
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ static int adis16260_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		addr = adis16260_addresses[chan->scan_index][1];
 		return adis_write_reg_16(adis, addr, val);
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ:
+		if (val <= 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		if (spi_get_device_id(adis->spi)->driver_data)
 			t = 256 / val;
 		else