diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c b/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
index 66a040cbee35f52506ea9b92489f4f0df1b3d70f..fe5e9f95174b979123a6f2c91151c0ba6b854f07 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
@@ -303,10 +303,6 @@ static int max1027_read_single_value(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	ret = max1027_enable_trigger(indio_dev, false);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Configure conversion register with the requested chan */
 	st->reg = MAX1027_CONV_REG | MAX1027_CHAN(chan->channel) |
 		  MAX1027_NOSCAN;
@@ -558,6 +554,11 @@ static int max1027_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Assume conversion on register write for now */
+	ret = max1027_enable_trigger(indio_dev, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
 }