1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
index 258a973a1fb8..bfbf4d419f41 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ static int iio_device_add_event(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
                         &indio_dev->event_interface->dev_attr_list);
                 kfree(postfix);
 
+                if ((ret == -EBUSY) && (shared_by != IIO_SEPARATE))
+                        continue;
+
                 if (ret)
                         return ret;