diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
index 480a9b31065c..8a9d2593576a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_buffer.c
@@ -626,6 +626,9 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_read_tagged_fifo(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw)
 	if (!fifo_len)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!pattern_len)
+		pattern_len = ST_LSM6DSX_TAGGED_SAMPLE_SIZE;
+
 	for (read_len = 0; read_len < fifo_len; read_len += pattern_len) {
 		err = st_lsm6dsx_read_block(hw,
 					    ST_LSM6DSX_REG_FIFO_OUT_TAG_ADDR,