diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c
index 3a417595294f..c321c6ef48df 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static const unsigned int ad7616_oversampling_avail[8] = {
 	1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128,
 };
 
-static int ad7606_reset(struct ad7606_state *st)
+int ad7606_reset(struct ad7606_state *st)
 {
 	if (st->gpio_reset) {
 		gpiod_set_value(st->gpio_reset, 1);
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static int ad7606_reset(struct ad7606_state *st)
 
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606_reset, IIO_AD7606);
 
 static int ad7606_reg_access(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			     unsigned int reg,
@@ -88,31 +89,6 @@ static int ad7606_read_samples(struct ad7606_state *st)
 {
 	unsigned int num = st->chip_info->num_channels - 1;
 	u16 *data = st->data;
-	int ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * The frstdata signal is set to high while and after reading the sample
-	 * of the first channel and low for all other channels. This can be used
-	 * to check that the incoming data is correctly aligned. During normal
-	 * operation the data should never become unaligned, but some glitch or
-	 * electrostatic discharge might cause an extra read or clock cycle.
-	 * Monitoring the frstdata signal allows to recover from such failure
-	 * situations.
-	 */
-
-	if (st->gpio_frstdata) {
-		ret = st->bops->read_block(st->dev, 1, data);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		if (!gpiod_get_value(st->gpio_frstdata)) {
-			ad7606_reset(st);
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-
-		data++;
-		num--;
-	}
 
 	return st->bops->read_block(st->dev, num, data);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h
index 0c6a88cc4695..6649e84d25de 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ int ad7606_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, void __iomem *base_address,
 		 const char *name, unsigned int id,
 		 const struct ad7606_bus_ops *bops);
 
+int ad7606_reset(struct ad7606_state *st);
+
 enum ad7606_supported_device_ids {
 	ID_AD7605_4,
 	ID_AD7606_8,
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
index d8408052262e..6bc587b20f05 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -21,8 +22,29 @@ static int ad7606_par16_read_block(struct device *dev,
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	insw((unsigned long)st->base_address, buf, count);
 
+	/*
+	 * On the parallel interface, the frstdata signal is set to high while
+	 * and after reading the sample of the first channel and low for all
+	 * other channels.  This can be used to check that the incoming data is
+	 * correctly aligned.  During normal operation the data should never
+	 * become unaligned, but some glitch or electrostatic discharge might
+	 * cause an extra read or clock cycle.  Monitoring the frstdata signal
+	 * allows to recover from such failure situations.
+	 */
+	int num = count;
+	u16 *_buf = buf;
+
+	if (st->gpio_frstdata) {
+		insw((unsigned long)st->base_address, _buf, 1);
+		if (!gpiod_get_value(st->gpio_frstdata)) {
+			ad7606_reset(st);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+		_buf++;
+		num--;
+	}
+	insw((unsigned long)st->base_address, _buf, num);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -35,8 +57,28 @@ static int ad7606_par8_read_block(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-
-	insb((unsigned long)st->base_address, buf, count * 2);
+	/*
+	 * On the parallel interface, the frstdata signal is set to high while
+	 * and after reading the sample of the first channel and low for all
+	 * other channels.  This can be used to check that the incoming data is
+	 * correctly aligned.  During normal operation the data should never
+	 * become unaligned, but some glitch or electrostatic discharge might
+	 * cause an extra read or clock cycle.  Monitoring the frstdata signal
+	 * allows to recover from such failure situations.
+	 */
+	int num = count;
+	u16 *_buf = buf;
+
+	if (st->gpio_frstdata) {
+		insb((unsigned long)st->base_address, _buf, 2);
+		if (!gpiod_get_value(st->gpio_frstdata)) {
+			ad7606_reset(st);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+		_buf++;
+		num--;
+	}
+	insb((unsigned long)st->base_address, _buf, num * 2);
 
 	return 0;
 }
