diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5.c b/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5.c
index 1f9298a5c83d48e783728f6557e89ce0305d0938..f9af6b082916b65755fc6e2c7cd79c82a7757220 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/qcom-spmi-adc5.c
@@ -519,7 +519,8 @@ static int adc5_get_dt_channel_data(struct adc5_chip *adc,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (chan > ADC5_PARALLEL_ISENSE_VBAT_IDATA) {
+	if (chan > ADC5_PARALLEL_ISENSE_VBAT_IDATA ||
+	    !data->adc_chans[chan].datasheet_name) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s invalid channel number %d\n", name, chan);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}