diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c b/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
index ae68bf0e2d51..f39c0e9c0d5c 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (notrigger) {
 		printf("trigger-less mode selected\n");
-	} if (trig_num >= 0) {
+	} else if (trig_num >= 0) {
 		char *trig_dev_name;
 		ret = asprintf(&trig_dev_name, "%strigger%d", iio_dir, trig_num);
 		if (ret < 0) {