diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index 630e2cae6f19..f4edcb73ec8c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,26 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	hw->settings = &st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i];
+
+	if (hw->settings->shub_settings.page_mux.addr) {
+		/*
+		 * If the IMU has the shub page selected on init, for example
+		 * after a CPU watchdog reset while the page is selected, the
+		 * regular register space is shadowed. While the regular
+		 * register space is shadowed, the registers needed for
+		 * initializing the IMU are not available.
+		 *
+		 * Unconditionally clear the shub page selection to ensure
+		 * normal register access.
+		 */
+		err = st_lsm6dsx_set_page(hw, false);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			dev_err(hw->dev, "failed to clear shub page\n");
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = regmap_read(hw->regmap, ST_LSM6DSX_REG_WHOAMI_ADDR, &data);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(hw->dev, "failed to read whoami register\n");
@@ -1724,7 +1744,6 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id,
 	}
 
 	*name = st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].name;
-	hw->settings = &st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i];
 
 	return 0;
 }