diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_i2c.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_i2c.c
index 98cfee296d4622f92119b44af2fd3b1b0e59f8fc..b43aa36031f88a318469882ae011f159408bacf0 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_i2c.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ static int st_sensors_i2c_read_multiple_byte(
 	if (multiread_bit)
 		reg_addr |= ST_SENSORS_I2C_MULTIREAD;
 
-	return i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(to_i2c_client(dev),
-							reg_addr, len, data);
+	return i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data_or_emulated(to_i2c_client(dev),
+							 reg_addr, len, data);
 }
 
 static int st_sensors_i2c_write_byte(struct st_sensor_transfer_buffer *tb,