diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis.c
index d4e692b187cd..cb0d66bf6561 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis.c
@@ -286,6 +286,13 @@ int adis_enable_irq(struct adis *adis, bool enable)
 	if (adis->data->enable_irq) {
 		ret = adis->data->enable_irq(adis, enable);
 		goto out_unlock;
+	} else if (adis->data->unmasked_drdy) {
+		if (enable)
+			enable_irq(adis->spi->irq);
+		else
+			disable_irq(adis->spi->irq);
+
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	ret = __adis_read_reg_16(adis, adis->data->msc_ctrl_reg, &msc);
@@ -430,7 +437,13 @@ int __adis_initial_startup(struct adis *adis)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	adis_enable_irq(adis, false);
+	/*
+	 * don't bother calling this if we can't unmask the IRQ as in this case
+	 * the IRQ is most likely not yet requested and we will request it
+	 * with 'IRQF_NO_AUTOEN' anyways.
+	 */
+	if (!adis->data->unmasked_drdy)
+		adis_enable_irq(adis, false);
 
 	if (!adis->data->prod_id_reg)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis_trigger.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis_trigger.c
index 48eedc29b28a..c461bd1e8e69 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis_trigger.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ static const struct iio_trigger_ops adis_trigger_ops = {
 static int adis_validate_irq_flag(struct adis *adis)
 {
 	unsigned long direction = adis->irq_flag & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;
+
+	/* We cannot mask the interrupt so ensure it's not enabled at request */
+	if (adis->data->unmasked_drdy)
+		adis->irq_flag |= IRQF_NO_AUTOEN;
 	/*
 	 * Typically this devices have data ready either on the rising edge or
 	 * on the falling edge of the data ready pin. This checks enforces that
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/imu/adis.h b/include/linux/iio/imu/adis.h
index cf49997d5903..7c02f5292eea 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/imu/adis.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/imu/adis.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct adis_timeout {
  * @status_error_mask: Bitmask of errors supported by the device
  * @timeouts: Chip specific delays
  * @enable_irq: Hook for ADIS devices that have a special IRQ enable/disable
+ * @unmasked_drdy: True for devices that cannot mask/unmask the data ready pin
  * @has_paging: True if ADIS device has paged registers
  * @burst_reg_cmd:	Register command that triggers burst
  * @burst_len:		Burst size in the SPI RX buffer. If @burst_max_len is defined,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ struct adis_data {
 	unsigned int status_error_mask;
 
 	int (*enable_irq)(struct adis *adis, bool enable);
+	bool unmasked_drdy;
 
 	bool has_paging;