diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/inv_sensors/inv_sensors_timestamp.c b/drivers/iio/common/inv_sensors/inv_sensors_timestamp.c
index 7b19c94ef87d..e85be46e48d3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/inv_sensors/inv_sensors_timestamp.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/inv_sensors/inv_sensors_timestamp.c
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ int inv_sensors_timestamp_update_odr(struct inv_sensors_timestamp *ts,
 	if (mult != ts->mult)
 		ts->new_mult = mult;
 
+	/* When FIFO is off, directly apply the new ODR */
+	if (!fifo)
+		inv_sensors_timestamp_apply_odr(ts, 0, 0, 0);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(inv_sensors_timestamp_update_odr, IIO_INV_SENSORS_TIMESTAMP);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c
index 72e954138102..47720560de6e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_accel.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static int inv_icm42600_accel_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					       const unsigned long *scan_mask)
 {
 	struct inv_icm42600_state *st = iio_device_get_drvdata(indio_dev);
-	struct inv_sensors_timestamp *ts = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct inv_icm42600_sensor_conf conf = INV_ICM42600_SENSOR_CONF_INIT;
 	unsigned int fifo_en = 0;
 	unsigned int sleep_temp = 0;
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ static int inv_icm42600_accel_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	}
 
 	/* update data FIFO write */
-	inv_sensors_timestamp_apply_odr(ts, 0, 0, 0);
 	ret = inv_icm42600_buffer_set_fifo_en(st, fifo_en | st->fifo.en);
 
 out_unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c
index f1629f77d606..d08cd6839a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_icm42600/inv_icm42600_gyro.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static int inv_icm42600_gyro_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					      const unsigned long *scan_mask)
 {
 	struct inv_icm42600_state *st = iio_device_get_drvdata(indio_dev);
-	struct inv_sensors_timestamp *ts = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct inv_icm42600_sensor_conf conf = INV_ICM42600_SENSOR_CONF_INIT;
 	unsigned int fifo_en = 0;
 	unsigned int sleep_gyro = 0;
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ static int inv_icm42600_gyro_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	}
 
 	/* update data FIFO write */
-	inv_sensors_timestamp_apply_odr(ts, 0, 0, 0);
 	ret = inv_icm42600_buffer_set_fifo_en(st, fifo_en | st->fifo.en);
 
 out_unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_trigger.c b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_trigger.c
index e6e6e94452a3..376bd06adcdf 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/inv_mpu_trigger.c
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ int inv_mpu6050_prepare_fifo(struct inv_mpu6050_state *st, bool enable)
 	if (enable) {
 		/* reset timestamping */
 		inv_sensors_timestamp_reset(&st->timestamp);
-		inv_sensors_timestamp_apply_odr(&st->timestamp, 0, 0, 0);
 		/* reset FIFO */
 		d = st->chip_config.user_ctrl | INV_MPU6050_BIT_FIFO_RST;
 		ret = regmap_write(st->map, st->reg->user_ctrl, d);