diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/dac/max517.c b/drivers/staging/iio/dac/max517.c
index a3f588dfdbfb..65d63492f855 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/dac/max517.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/dac/max517.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static int max517_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 static int max517_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
+	iio_device_unregister(i2c_get_clientdata(client));
 	iio_device_free(i2c_get_clientdata(client));
 
 	return 0;