diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c b/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c
index 4dceb75e3586..4964561595f5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/sca3000.c
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ static int sca3000_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		mutex_lock(&st->lock);
 		ret = sca3000_write_3db_freq(st, val);
 		mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
+		return ret;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}