diff --git a/drivers/iio/frequency/ad9523.c b/drivers/iio/frequency/ad9523.c
index 37504739c27797630d692eb74a773a6887d6c64c..059b2fda8cbd8056e602db498a76c198b5ef78bf 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/frequency/ad9523.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/frequency/ad9523.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static ssize_t ad9523_store(struct device *dev,
 		return ret;
 
 	if (!state)
-		return 0;
+		return len;
 
 	mutex_lock(&st->lock);
 	switch ((u32)this_attr->address) {