diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c
index 39801c076dcd..cacc411b87ac 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7173.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define AD7173_CH_SETUP_AINPOS_MASK	GENMASK(9, 5)
 #define AD7173_CH_SETUP_AINNEG_MASK	GENMASK(4, 0)
 
+#define AD7173_NO_AINS_PER_CHANNEL	2
 #define AD7173_CH_ADDRESS(pos, neg) \
 	(FIELD_PREP(AD7173_CH_SETUP_AINPOS_MASK, pos) | \
 	 FIELD_PREP(AD7173_CH_SETUP_AINNEG_MASK, neg))
@@ -905,13 +906,48 @@ static int ad7173_register_clk_provider(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 					   &st->int_clk_hw);
 }
 
+static int ad7173_validate_voltage_ain_inputs(struct ad7173_state *st,
+					      unsigned int ain0, unsigned int ain1)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &st->sd.spi->dev;
+
+	if (ain0 >= st->info->num_inputs ||
+	    ain1 >= st->info->num_inputs)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+				     "Input pin number out of range for pair (%d %d).\n",
+				     ain0, ain1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ad7173_validate_reference(struct ad7173_state *st, int ref_sel)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &st->sd.spi->dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ref_sel == AD7173_SETUP_REF_SEL_INT_REF && !st->info->has_int_ref)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+			"Internal reference is not available on current model.\n");
+
+	if (ref_sel == AD7173_SETUP_REF_SEL_EXT_REF2 && !st->info->has_ref2)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+			"External reference 2 is not available on current model.\n");
+
+	ret = ad7173_get_ref_voltage_milli(st, ref_sel);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Cannot use reference %u\n",
+				     ref_sel);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ad7173_fw_parse_channel_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct ad7173_channel *chans_st_arr, *chan_st_priv;
 	struct ad7173_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct device *dev = indio_dev->dev.parent;
 	struct iio_chan_spec *chan_arr, *chan;
-	unsigned int ain[2], chan_index = 0;
+	unsigned int ain[AD7173_NO_AINS_PER_CHANNEL], chan_index = 0;
 	int ref_sel, ret, num_channels;
 
 	num_channels = device_get_child_node_count(dev);
@@ -965,11 +1001,9 @@ static int ad7173_fw_parse_channel_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		if (ain[0] >= st->info->num_inputs ||
-		    ain[1] >= st->info->num_inputs)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
-				"Input pin number out of range for pair (%d %d).\n",
-				ain[0], ain[1]);
+		ret = ad7173_validate_voltage_ain_inputs(st, ain[0], ain[1]);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		ret = fwnode_property_match_property_string(child,
 							    "adi,reference-select",
@@ -980,19 +1014,9 @@ static int ad7173_fw_parse_channel_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		else
 			ref_sel = ret;
 
-		if (ref_sel == AD7173_SETUP_REF_SEL_INT_REF &&
-		    !st->info->has_int_ref)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
-				"Internal reference is not available on current model.\n");
-
-		if (ref_sel == AD7173_SETUP_REF_SEL_EXT_REF2 && !st->info->has_ref2)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
-				"External reference 2 is not available on current model.\n");
-
-		ret = ad7173_get_ref_voltage_milli(st, ref_sel);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
-					     "Cannot use reference %u\n", ref_sel);
+		ret = ad7173_validate_reference(st, ref_sel);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		if (ref_sel == AD7173_SETUP_REF_SEL_INT_REF)
 			st->adc_mode |= AD7173_ADC_MODE_REF_EN;