diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
index ca8fa91796ca..a27591bbf7df 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7768-1.c
@@ -687,8 +687,6 @@ static int ad7768_set_freq(struct ad7768_state *st,
 	int ret;
 
 	freq = clamp(freq, 50, 1024000);
-	if (freq == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mclk_div = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(st->mclk_freq, freq * st->oversampling_ratio);
 	/* Find the closest match for the desired sampling frequency */