diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c
index cf13a18bafd0..8bb1f90ecd51 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ static int hid_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct als_state *als_state;
 	struct hid_sensor_hub_device *hsdev = pdev->dev.platform_data;
-	struct iio_chan_spec *channels;
 
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct als_state));
 	if (!indio_dev)
@@ -281,20 +280,21 @@ static int hid_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	channels = kmemdup(als_channels, sizeof(als_channels), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!channels) {
+	indio_dev->channels = kmemdup(als_channels,
+				      sizeof(als_channels), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!indio_dev->channels) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to duplicate channels\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	ret = als_parse_report(pdev, hsdev, channels,
-				HID_USAGE_SENSOR_ALS, als_state);
+	ret = als_parse_report(pdev, hsdev,
+			       (struct iio_chan_spec *)indio_dev->channels,
+			       HID_USAGE_SENSOR_ALS, als_state);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to setup attributes\n");
 		goto error_free_dev_mem;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->channels = channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels =
 				ARRAY_SIZE(als_channels);
 	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;