diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c
index ad3e46d47fa8..6c6e6dab045f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/vl53l0x-i2c.c
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ static irqreturn_t vl53l0x_trigger_handler(int irq, void *priv)
 	ret = i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(data->client,
 					VL_REG_RESULT_RANGE_STATUS,
 					sizeof(buffer), buffer);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	else if (ret != 12)
-		return -EREMOTEIO;
+	if (ret != 12)
+		goto done;
 
 	scan.chan = get_unaligned_be16(&buffer[10]);
 	iio_push_to_buffers_with_ts(indio_dev, &scan, sizeof(scan),
 				    iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 
+done:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);
 	vl53l0x_clear_irq(data);