return iio_dev;
 }
 
-static void st_lsm6dsx_report_motion_event(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int data)
+static bool
+st_lsm6dsx_report_motion_event(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw)
 {
-       s64 timestamp = iio_get_time_ns(hw->iio_devs[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC]);
+       const struct st_lsm6dsx_event_settings *event_settings;
+       int err, data;
+       s64 timestamp;
 
+       if (!hw->enable_event)
+               return false;
+
+       event_settings = &hw->settings->event_settings;
+       err = st_lsm6dsx_read_locked(hw, event_settings->wakeup_src_reg,
+                                    &data, sizeof(data));
+       if (err < 0)
+               return false;
+
+       timestamp = iio_get_time_ns(hw->iio_devs[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC]);
        if ((data & hw->settings->event_settings.wakeup_src_z_mask) &&
            (hw->enable_event & BIT(IIO_MOD_Z)))
                iio_push_event(hw->iio_devs[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC],
                                                  IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
                                                  IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER),
                                                  timestamp);
+
+       return data & event_settings->wakeup_src_status_mask;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t st_lsm6dsx_handler_thread(int irq, void *private)
 {
        struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = private;
+       bool event;
        int count;
-       int data, err;
-
-       if (hw->enable_event) {
-               err = regmap_read(hw->regmap,
-                                 hw->settings->event_settings.wakeup_src_reg,
-                                 &data);
-               if (err < 0)
-                       return IRQ_NONE;
 
-               if (data & hw->settings->event_settings.wakeup_src_status_mask)
-                       st_lsm6dsx_report_motion_event(hw, data);
-       }
+       event = st_lsm6dsx_report_motion_event(hw);
 
        mutex_lock(&hw->fifo_lock);
        count = hw->settings->fifo_ops.read_fifo(hw);
        mutex_unlock(&hw->fifo_lock);
 
-       return count ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE;
+       return count || event ? IRQ_HANDLED : IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
 static int st_lsm6dsx_irq_setup(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw)