diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
index 7fddc137e91e..802ab7d2d93f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
@@ -46,17 +46,19 @@ static int st_accel_buffer_postenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		goto allocate_memory_error;
 	}
 
-	err = st_sensors_set_axis_enable(indio_dev,
-					(u8)indio_dev->active_scan_mask[0]);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto st_accel_buffer_postenable_error;
-
 	err = iio_triggered_buffer_postenable(indio_dev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto st_accel_buffer_postenable_error;
 
+	err = st_sensors_set_axis_enable(indio_dev,
+					(u8)indio_dev->active_scan_mask[0]);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto st_sensors_set_axis_enable_error;
+
 	return err;
 
+st_sensors_set_axis_enable_error:
+	iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
 st_accel_buffer_postenable_error:
 	kfree(adata->buffer_data);
 allocate_memory_error:
@@ -65,20 +67,22 @@ allocate_memory_error:
 
 static int st_accel_buffer_predisable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err, err2;
 	struct st_sensor_data *adata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	err = iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		goto st_accel_buffer_predisable_error;
-
 	err = st_sensors_set_axis_enable(indio_dev, ST_SENSORS_ENABLE_ALL_AXIS);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto st_accel_buffer_predisable_error;
 
 	err = st_sensors_set_enable(indio_dev, false);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto st_accel_buffer_predisable_error;
 
 st_accel_buffer_predisable_error:
+	err2 = iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
+	if (!err)
+		err = err2;
+
 	kfree(adata->buffer_data);
 	return err;
 }