diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c
index bcc11dabdf22..1fc96b7b0f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,9 @@ int adxl313_core_probe(struct device *dev,
 	data->regmap = regmap;
 	data->chip_info = chip_info;
 
-	mutex_init(&data->lock);
+	ret = devm_mutex_init(dev, &data->lock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	indio_dev->name = chip_info->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &adxl313_info;