diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
index 15d50c9845f9..1eccc2dcf14c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ static struct attribute *mma8452_event_attributes[] = {
 
 static struct attribute_group mma8452_event_attribute_group = {
 	.attrs = mma8452_event_attributes,
-	.name = "events",
 };
 
 #define MMA8452_CHANNEL(axis, idx, bits) { \