diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/maxim_thermocouple.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/maxim_thermocouple.c
index 066161a4bccd..f962f31a5eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/maxim_thermocouple.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/maxim_thermocouple.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ static int maxim_thermocouple_read(struct maxim_thermocouple_data *data,
 		ret = spi_read(data->spi, (void *)&buf32, storage_bytes);
 		*val = be32_to_cpu(buf32);
 		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (ret)