diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c
index 0a9e8fadfa9d..37ab30566464 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/st_magn_buffer.c
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ int st_magn_trig_set_state(struct iio_trigger *trig, bool state)
 	return st_sensors_set_dataready_irq(indio_dev, state);
 }
 
-static int st_magn_buffer_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-	return st_sensors_set_enable(indio_dev, true);
-}
-
 static int st_magn_buffer_postenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ static int st_magn_buffer_postenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto st_magn_buffer_postenable_error;
 
-	return err;
+	return st_sensors_set_enable(indio_dev, true);
 
 st_magn_buffer_postenable_error:
 	kfree(mdata->buffer_data);
@@ -63,11 +58,11 @@ static int st_magn_buffer_predisable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	int err;
 	struct st_sensor_data *mdata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	err = iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
+	err = st_sensors_set_enable(indio_dev, false);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto st_magn_buffer_predisable_error;
 
-	err = st_sensors_set_enable(indio_dev, false);
+	err = iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
 
 st_magn_buffer_predisable_error:
 	kfree(mdata->buffer_data);
@@ -75,7 +70,6 @@ static int st_magn_buffer_predisable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 }
 
 static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops st_magn_buffer_setup_ops = {
-	.preenable = &st_magn_buffer_preenable,
 	.postenable = &st_magn_buffer_postenable,
 	.predisable = &st_magn_buffer_predisable,
 };