diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
index a2d29cabb389..5d117e3e6d17 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
@@ -656,9 +656,10 @@ static int fxls8962af_fifo_transfer(struct fxls8962af_data *data,
 	int total_length = samples * sample_length;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (i2c_verify_client(dev))
+	if (i2c_verify_client(dev) &&
+	    data->chip_info->chip_id == FXLS8962AF_DEVICE_ID)
 		/*
-		 * Due to errata bug:
+		 * Due to errata bug (only applicable on fxls8962af):
 		 * E3: FIFO burst read operation error using I2C interface
 		 * We have to avoid burst reads on I2C..
 		 */