diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c
index 79917ac977f0..471e1311e007 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ static int ad7124_soft_reset(struct ad7124_state *st)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	fsleep(200);
 	timeout = 100;
 	do {
 		ret = ad_sd_read_reg(&st->sd, AD7124_STATUS, 1, &readval);