diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c
index 095837285f4fb25732b8986f3d6d25458a9a11a2..19a064d649e3f72a783dd2b2ffc2e6a385175216 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7192.c
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@ static ssize_t ad7192_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
 	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &lval);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	if (lval == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 	if (iio_buffer_enabled(indio_dev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c
index 93aa431287ac6efb17d9b5172c337f67be30365a..eb8e9d69efd3f39ab42a788f70c8eb1d4b105bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/gyro/adis16260_core.c
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ static ssize_t adis16260_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
 	ret = strict_strtol(buf, 10, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	if (val == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 	if (spi_get_device_id(st->us)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
index 1f4c17779b5a64e18f48865aa6ecb0e6d49387f4..a618327e06edf2c3374b38b425771b4a823517f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/imu/adis16400_core.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ static ssize_t adis16400_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
 	ret = strict_strtol(buf, 10, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	if (val == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
index f04ece7fbc2fbe3d33b61dd3387e1cb0b53b23c5..3ccff189f258232cd4704acc2d8674029cf190b1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7753.c
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ static ssize_t ade7753_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
 	ret = strict_strtol(buf, 10, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	if (val == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
index 6cee28a5e87731bee476ab4efc7c0501c89cff45..abb1e9c8d0947adcd1bc6d5567b9620496207c5e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7754.c
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ static ssize_t ade7754_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
 	ret = strict_strtol(buf, 10, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	if (val == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
index b3f7e0fa96124b6ce8d719d63fce6e45df210d0f..eb0a2a98f3886afe1948b284c2ede98094a95754 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7759.c
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ static ssize_t ade7759_write_frequency(struct device *dev,
 	ret = strict_strtol(buf, 10, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
+	if (val == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);