diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c
index d2e0c275bf4d..ebcbd12d48b9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/mxs-lradc.c
@@ -1152,10 +1152,12 @@ static irqreturn_t mxs_lradc_handle_irq(int irq, void *data)
 				LRADC_CTRL1_LRADC_IRQ(TOUCHSCREEN_VCHANNEL2));
 	}
 
-	if (iio_buffer_enabled(iio))
-		iio_trigger_poll(iio->trig);
-	else if (reg & LRADC_CTRL1_LRADC_IRQ(0))
+	if (iio_buffer_enabled(iio)) {
+		if (reg & lradc->buffer_vchans)
+			iio_trigger_poll(iio->trig);
+	} else if (reg & LRADC_CTRL1_LRADC_IRQ(0)) {
 		complete(&lradc->completion);
+	}
 
 	mxs_lradc_reg_clear(lradc, reg & clr_irq, LRADC_CTRL1);