diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c
index 70c37f664f6da..63fbcaa4cac81 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c
@@ -885,6 +885,9 @@ sx9324_get_default_reg(struct device *dev, int idx,
 			break;
 		ret = device_property_read_u32_array(dev, prop, pin_defs,
 						     ARRAY_SIZE(pin_defs));
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+
 		for (pin = 0; pin < SX9324_NUM_PINS; pin++)
 			raw |= (pin_defs[pin] << (2 * pin)) &
 			       SX9324_REG_AFE_PH0_PIN_MASK(pin);