diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.c
index 68a395758031..5c3840acf085 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ int inv_icm42600_buffer_update_watermark(struct inv_icm42600_state *st)
 
 	/* compute watermark value in bytes */
 	wm_size = watermark * packet_size;
+	st->fifo.watermark.value = watermark;
 
 	/* changing FIFO watermark requires to turn off watermark interrupt */
 	ret = regmap_update_bits_check(st->map, INV_ICM42600_REG_INT_SOURCE0,
@@ -454,11 +455,10 @@ int inv_icm42600_buffer_fifo_read(struct inv_icm42600_state *st,
 	st->fifo.nb.accel = 0;
 	st->fifo.nb.total = 0;
 
-	/* compute maximum FIFO read size */
+	/* compute maximum FIFO read size (watermark for max = 0 interrupt case) */
 	if (max == 0)
-		max_count = sizeof(st->fifo.data);
-	else
-		max_count = max * inv_icm42600_get_packet_size(st->fifo.en);
+		max = st->fifo.watermark.value;
+	max_count = max * inv_icm42600_get_packet_size(st->fifo.en);
 
 	/* read FIFO count value */
 	raw_fifo_count = (__be16 *)st->buffer;
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ int inv_icm42600_buffer_init(struct inv_icm42600_state *st)
 
 	st->fifo.watermark.eff_gyro = 1;
 	st->fifo.watermark.eff_accel = 1;
+	st->fifo.watermark.value = 1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Default FIFO configuration (bits 7 to 5)
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.h b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.h
index ffca4da1e249..88b8b9f780af 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_buffer.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct inv_icm42600_fifo {
 		unsigned int accel;
 		unsigned int eff_gyro;
 		unsigned int eff_accel;
+		unsigned int value;
 	} watermark;
 	size_t count;
 	struct {