diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mmc35240.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mmc35240.c
index d927397a6ef7..36a4b53e618b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mmc35240.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/mmc35240.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ static int mmc35240_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 	data->regmap = regmap;
 	data->res = MMC35240_16_BITS_SLOW;