diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7138.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7138.c
index af87f5f19a0f..da82a6947b2b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7138.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads7138.c
@@ -227,6 +227,26 @@ static int ads7138_osr_to_bits(int osr)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static int ads7138_read_statistics(const struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg,
+				   u8 *out_values, u8 length)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Disable statistics update so the value is not updated mid read */
+	ret = ads7138_i2c_clear_bit(client, ADS7138_REG_GENERAL_CFG,
+				    ADS7138_GENERAL_CFG_STATS_EN);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = ads7138_i2c_read_block(client, reg, out_values, length);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Enable statistics update after read */
+	return ads7138_i2c_set_bit(client, ADS7138_REG_GENERAL_CFG,
+				   ADS7138_GENERAL_CFG_STATS_EN);
+}
+
 static int ads7138_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			    struct iio_chan_spec const *chan, int *val,
 			    int *val2, long mask)
@@ -236,28 +256,32 @@ static int ads7138_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	u8 values[2];
 
 	switch (mask) {
+	/*
+	 * Reading the statistics registers reinitializes them. This is
+	 * unfortunate but necessary to prevent data races.
+	 */
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
-		ret = ads7138_i2c_read_block(data->client,
-					     ADS7138_REG_RECENT_LSB_CH(chan->channel),
-					     values, ARRAY_SIZE(values));
+		ret = ads7138_read_statistics(data->client,
+					      ADS7138_REG_RECENT_LSB_CH(chan->channel),
+					      values, ARRAY_SIZE(values));
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
 		*val = get_unaligned_le16(values);
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_PEAK:
-		ret = ads7138_i2c_read_block(data->client,
-					     ADS7138_REG_MAX_LSB_CH(chan->channel),
-					     values, ARRAY_SIZE(values));
+		ret = ads7138_read_statistics(data->client,
+					      ADS7138_REG_MAX_LSB_CH(chan->channel),
+					      values, ARRAY_SIZE(values));
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
 		*val = get_unaligned_le16(values);
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_TROUGH:
-		ret = ads7138_i2c_read_block(data->client,
-					     ADS7138_REG_MIN_LSB_CH(chan->channel),
-					     values, ARRAY_SIZE(values));
+		ret = ads7138_read_statistics(data->client,
+					      ADS7138_REG_MIN_LSB_CH(chan->channel),
+					      values, ARRAY_SIZE(values));
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;