diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma9553.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma9553.c
index 04a4bb99b269e6e56a14ff00d7c0b1b0a35f890b..f2118b1a7010e46255a70911c22243ab02423319 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma9553.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma9553.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static int mma9553_write_event_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 
 err_conf_gpio:
 	if (state) {