diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/stm32-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/stm32-adc.c
index 6256977eb7f7..3cda529f081d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/stm32-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/stm32-adc.c
@@ -2086,18 +2086,19 @@ static int stm32_adc_generic_chan_init(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		stm32_adc_chan_init_one(indio_dev, &channels[scan_index], val,
 					vin[1], scan_index, differential);
 
+		val = 0;
 		ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "st,min-sample-time-ns", &val);
 		/* st,min-sample-time-ns is optional */
-		if (!ret) {
-			stm32_adc_smpr_init(adc, channels[scan_index].channel, val);
-			if (differential)
-				stm32_adc_smpr_init(adc, vin[1], val);
-		} else if (ret != -EINVAL) {
+		if (ret && ret != -EINVAL) {
 			dev_err(&indio_dev->dev, "Invalid st,min-sample-time-ns property %d\n",
 				ret);
 			goto err;
 		}
 
+		stm32_adc_smpr_init(adc, channels[scan_index].channel, val);
+		if (differential)
+			stm32_adc_smpr_init(adc, vin[1], val);
+
 		scan_index++;
 	}