diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
index 631360b14ca7..8974d7ba657b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static irqreturn_t st_lsm6dsx_handler_thread(int irq, void *private)
 	count = st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo(hw);
 	mutex_unlock(&hw->fifo_lock);
 
-	return !count ? IRQ_NONE : IRQ_HANDLED;
+	return count ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
 static int st_lsm6dsx_buffer_preenable(struct iio_dev *iio_dev)