diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
index 0019f1ea7df2..f41db9e0249a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static irqreturn_t fxls8962af_interrupt(int irq, void *p)
 
 	if (reg & FXLS8962AF_INT_STATUS_SRC_BUF) {
 		ret = fxls8962af_fifo_flush(indio_dev);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret < 0)
 			return IRQ_NONE;
 
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;