diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c b/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
index 923f56598d4b..3a9f106787d2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/kxsd9.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int kxsd9_write_scale(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int micro)
 
 	mutex_lock(&st->buf_lock);
 	ret = spi_w8r8(st->us, KXSD9_READ(KXSD9_REG_CTRL_C));
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_ret;
 	st->tx[0] = KXSD9_WRITE(KXSD9_REG_CTRL_C);
 	st->tx[1] = (ret & ~KXSD9_FS_MASK) | i;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int kxsd9_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		break;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
 		ret = spi_w8r8(st->us, KXSD9_READ(KXSD9_REG_CTRL_C));
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto error_ret;
 		*val2 = kxsd9_micro_scales[ret & KXSD9_FS_MASK];
 		ret = IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7266.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7266.c
index 21e19b60e2b9..2123f0ac2e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7266.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7266.c
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ static int ad7266_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	st->reg = devm_regulator_get(&spi->dev, "vref");
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(st->reg)) {
+	st->reg = devm_regulator_get_optional(&spi->dev, "vref");
+	if (!IS_ERR(st->reg)) {
 		ret = regulator_enable(st->reg);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ static int ad7266_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 		st->vref_mv = ret / 1000;
 	} else {
+		/* Any other error indicates that the regulator does exist */
+		if (PTR_ERR(st->reg) != -ENODEV)
+			return PTR_ERR(st->reg);
 		/* Use internal reference */
 		st->vref_mv = 2500;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c
index a8f533af9eca..ec12181822e6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/sca3000_core.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static ssize_t sca3000_read_frequency(struct device *dev,
 		goto error_ret_mut;
 	ret = sca3000_read_ctrl_reg(st, SCA3000_REG_CTRL_SEL_OUT_CTRL);
 	mutex_unlock(&st->lock);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error_ret;
 	val = ret;
 	if (base_freq > 0)