diff --git a/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c b/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c
index 415816a6cc9b..a54460fddc91 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c
@@ -517,10 +517,12 @@ static int bme680_chip_config(struct bme680_data *data)
 	ret = regmap_write_bits(data->regmap, BME680_REG_CTRL_MEAS,
 				BME680_OSRS_TEMP_MASK | BME680_OSRS_PRESS_MASK,
 				osrs);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to write ctrl_meas register\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int bme680_gas_config(struct bme680_data *data)