diff --git a/drivers/iio/kfifo_buf.c b/drivers/iio/kfifo_buf.c
index 95c6fc8..7134e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/kfifo_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/kfifo_buf.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 	} else {
 		kfifo_reset_out(&buf->kf);
 	}
-	r->stufftoread = false;
 	mutex_unlock(&buf->user_lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
 	ret = kfifo_in(&kf->kf, data, 1);
 	if (ret != 1)
 		return -EBUSY;
-	r->stufftoread = true;
+
 	wake_up_interruptible_poll(&r->pollq, POLLIN | POLLRDNORM);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -127,13 +126,6 @@
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	else
 		ret = kfifo_to_user(&kf->kf, buf, n, &copied);
-
-	if (kfifo_is_empty(&kf->kf))
-		r->stufftoread = false;
-	/* verify it is still empty to avoid race */
-	if (!kfifo_is_empty(&kf->kf))
-		r->stufftoread = true;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&kf->user_lock);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -141,6 +133,18 @@
 	return copied;
 }
 
+static bool iio_kfifo_buf_data_available(struct iio_buffer *r)
+{
+	struct iio_kfifo *kf = iio_to_kfifo(r);
+	bool empty;
+
+	mutex_lock(&kf->user_lock);
+	empty = kfifo_is_empty(&kf->kf);
+	mutex_unlock(&kf->user_lock);
+
+	return !empty;
+}
+
 static void iio_kfifo_buffer_release(struct iio_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct iio_kfifo *kf = iio_to_kfifo(buffer);
@@ -153,6 +157,7 @@
 static const struct iio_buffer_access_funcs kfifo_access_funcs = {
 	.store_to = &iio_store_to_kfifo,
 	.read_first_n = &iio_read_first_n_kfifo,
+	.data_available = iio_kfifo_buf_data_available,
 	.request_update = &iio_request_update_kfifo,
 	.get_bytes_per_datum = &iio_get_bytes_per_datum_kfifo,
 	.set_bytes_per_datum = &iio_set_bytes_per_datum_kfifo,