diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/stmpe-adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/stmpe-adc.c
index da6cab88af53..5940bb8085b2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/stmpe-adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/stmpe-adc.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static int stmpe_read_voltage(struct stmpe_adc *info,
 
 	mutex_lock(&info->lock);
 
+	reinit_completion(&info->completion);
+
 	info->channel = (u8)chan->channel;
 
 	if (info->channel > STMPE_ADC_LAST_NR) {
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ static int stmpe_read_temp(struct stmpe_adc *info,
 
 	mutex_lock(&info->lock);
 
+	reinit_completion(&info->completion);
+
 	info->channel = (u8)chan->channel;
 
 	if (info->channel != STMPE_TEMP_CHANNEL) {