diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/dln2-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/dln2-adc.c
index 2a299bbd6acf..d43af161f275 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/dln2-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/dln2-adc.c
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ static int dln2_adc_set_chan_period(struct dln2_adc *dln2,
 static int dln2_adc_read(struct dln2_adc *dln2, unsigned int channel)
 {
 	int ret, i;
-	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = platform_get_drvdata(dln2->pdev);
 	u16 conflict;
 	__le16 value;
 	int olen = sizeof(value);
@@ -260,13 +259,9 @@ static int dln2_adc_read(struct dln2_adc *dln2, unsigned int channel)
 		.chan = channel,
 	};
 
-	ret = iio_device_claim_direct_mode(indio_dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = dln2_adc_set_chan_enabled(dln2, channel, true);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto release_direct;
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = dln2_adc_set_port_enabled(dln2, true, &conflict);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -303,8 +298,6 @@ static int dln2_adc_read(struct dln2_adc *dln2, unsigned int channel)
 	dln2_adc_set_port_enabled(dln2, false, NULL);
 disable_chan:
 	dln2_adc_set_chan_enabled(dln2, channel, false);
-release_direct:
-	iio_device_release_direct_mode(indio_dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -340,10 +333,16 @@ static int dln2_adc_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 	switch (mask) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
+		ret = iio_device_claim_direct_mode(indio_dev);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
 		mutex_lock(&dln2->mutex);
 		ret = dln2_adc_read(dln2, chan->channel);
 		mutex_unlock(&dln2->mutex);
 
+		iio_device_release_direct_mode(indio_dev);
+
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;