diff --git a/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c b/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c
index 493d190f4461a83c8ec2dc066b21a07791c4528f..7dfe4bf2f2aeca1d64ad46762d08364366bdb175 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/chemical/bme680_core.c
@@ -837,25 +837,6 @@ int bme680_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	unsigned int val;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_write(regmap, BME680_REG_SOFT_RESET,
-			   BME680_CMD_SOFTRESET);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to reset chip\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = regmap_read(regmap, BME680_REG_CHIP_ID, &val);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Error reading chip ID\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (val != BME680_CHIP_ID_VAL) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Wrong chip ID, got %x expected %x\n",
-				val, BME680_CHIP_ID_VAL);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(dev, sizeof(*data));
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -877,6 +858,25 @@ int bme680_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	data->heater_temp = 320; /* degree Celsius */
 	data->heater_dur = 150;  /* milliseconds */
 
+	ret = regmap_write(regmap, BME680_REG_SOFT_RESET,
+			   BME680_CMD_SOFTRESET);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to reset chip\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = regmap_read(regmap, BME680_REG_CHIP_ID, &val);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Error reading chip ID\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (val != BME680_CHIP_ID_VAL) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Wrong chip ID, got %x expected %x\n",
+			val, BME680_CHIP_ID_VAL);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	ret = bme680_chip_config(data);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to set chip_config data\n");