diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index a7d40c02ce6b..b921dd9e108f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,8 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings); i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID; j++) {
-			if (id == st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].hw_id)
+			if (st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].name &&
+			    id == st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].hw_id)
 				break;
 		}
 		if (j < ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID)