diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/tcs3414.c b/drivers/iio/light/tcs3414.c
index 7c0291c5fe76..b542e5619ead 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/tcs3414.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/tcs3414.c
@@ -240,32 +240,42 @@ static const struct iio_info tcs3414_info = {
 	.attrs = &tcs3414_attribute_group,
 };
 
-static int tcs3414_buffer_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+static int tcs3414_buffer_postenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct tcs3414_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = iio_triggered_buffer_postenable(indio_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	data->control |= TCS3414_CONTROL_ADC_EN;
-	return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, TCS3414_CONTROL,
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, TCS3414_CONTROL,
 		data->control);
+	if (ret)
+		iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int tcs3414_buffer_predisable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct tcs3414_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	int ret, ret2;
 
 	data->control &= ~TCS3414_CONTROL_ADC_EN;
-	return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, TCS3414_CONTROL,
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(data->client, TCS3414_CONTROL,
 		data->control);
+
+	ret2 = iio_triggered_buffer_predisable(indio_dev);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = ret2;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops tcs3414_buffer_setup_ops = {
-	.preenable = tcs3414_buffer_preenable,
-	.postenable = &iio_triggered_buffer_postenable,
+	.postenable = tcs3414_buffer_postenable,
 	.predisable = tcs3414_buffer_predisable,
 };