diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index 9c5c9ef3f1dad25f37e108aeb9752940f46aa393..11059b2c39a413e27cc39790aed0aae243dc2cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -774,8 +774,11 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (id) {
 		chipset = (enum asahi_compass_chipset)(id->driver_data);
 		name = id->name;
-	} else if (ACPI_HANDLE(&client->dev))
+	} else if (ACPI_HANDLE(&client->dev)) {
 		name = ak8975_match_acpi_device(&client->dev, &chipset);
+		if (!name)
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	else
 		return -ENOSYS;