diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mxc4005.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mxc4005.c
index df600d2917c0..ffae30e5eb5b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mxc4005.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mxc4005.c
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@
 #define MXC4005_REG_ZOUT_UPPER		0x07
 #define MXC4005_REG_ZOUT_LOWER		0x08
 
+#define MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK0		0x0A
+
 #define MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1		0x0B
 #define MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1_BIT_DRDYE	0x01
 
+#define MXC4005_REG_INT_CLR0		0x00
+
 #define MXC4005_REG_INT_CLR1		0x01
 #define MXC4005_REG_INT_CLR1_BIT_DRDYC	0x01
 
@@ -113,7 +117,9 @@ static bool mxc4005_is_readable_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned int reg)
 static bool mxc4005_is_writeable_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned int reg)
 {
 	switch (reg) {
+	case MXC4005_REG_INT_CLR0:
 	case MXC4005_REG_INT_CLR1:
+	case MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK0:
 	case MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1:
 	case MXC4005_REG_CONTROL:
 		return true;
@@ -330,17 +336,13 @@ static int mxc4005_set_trigger_state(struct iio_trigger *trig,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = iio_trigger_get_drvdata(trig);
 	struct mxc4005_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	unsigned int val;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-	if (state) {
-		ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1,
-				   MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1_BIT_DRDYE);
-	} else {
-		ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1,
-				   ~MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1_BIT_DRDYE);
-	}
 
+	val = state ? MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1_BIT_DRDYE : 0;
+	ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1, val);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 		dev_err(data->dev, "failed to update reg_int_mask1");
@@ -382,6 +384,14 @@ static int mxc4005_chip_init(struct mxc4005_data *data)
 
 	dev_dbg(data->dev, "MXC4005 chip id %02x\n", reg);
 
+	ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(data->dev, ret, "writing INT_MASK0\n");
+
+	ret = regmap_write(data->regmap, MXC4005_REG_INT_MASK1, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(data->dev, ret, "writing INT_MASK1\n");
+
 	return 0;
 }