diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index 057a4b010010..8850da8e25d6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,8 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_set_odr(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor, u16 req_odr)
 	int err;
 
 	switch (sensor->id) {
+	case ST_LSM6DSX_ID_GYRO:
+		break;
 	case ST_LSM6DSX_ID_EXT0:
 	case ST_LSM6DSX_ID_EXT1:
 	case ST_LSM6DSX_ID_EXT2:
@@ -1040,8 +1042,8 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_set_odr(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor, u16 req_odr)
 		}
 		break;
 	}
-	default:
-		break;
+	default: /* should never occur */
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (req_odr > 0) {