diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c
index 769bd9280524..f32b04b63ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/ssp_sensors/ssp_spi.c
@@ -331,12 +331,11 @@ static int ssp_parse_dataframe(struct ssp_data *data, char *dataframe, int len)
 /* threaded irq */
 int ssp_irq_msg(struct ssp_data *data)
 {
-	bool found = false;
 	char *buffer;
 	u8 msg_type;
 	int ret;
 	u16 length, msg_options;
-	struct ssp_msg *msg, *n;
+	struct ssp_msg *msg = NULL, *iter, *n;
 
 	ret = spi_read(data->spi, data->header_buffer, SSP_HEADER_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -362,15 +361,15 @@ int ssp_irq_msg(struct ssp_data *data)
 		 * received with no order
 		 */
 		mutex_lock(&data->pending_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, n, &data->pending_list, list) {
-			if (msg->options == msg_options) {
-				list_del(&msg->list);
-				found = true;
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, n, &data->pending_list, list) {
+			if (iter->options == msg_options) {
+				list_del(&iter->list);
+				msg = iter;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!found) {
+		if (!msg) {
 			/*
 			 * here can be implemented dead messages handling
 			 * but the slave should not send such ones - it is to