diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index 4706d0e..615662d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static int iio_enable_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	indio_dev->active_scan_mask = config->scan_mask;
 	indio_dev->scan_timestamp = config->scan_timestamp;
 	indio_dev->scan_bytes = config->scan_bytes;
-	indio_dev->currentmode = config->mode;
+	iio_dev_opaque->currentmode = config->mode;
 
 	iio_update_demux(indio_dev);
 
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ static int iio_enable_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+	if (iio_dev_opaque->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
 		ret = iio_trigger_attach_poll_func(indio_dev->trig,
 						   indio_dev->pollfunc);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ static int iio_enable_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	return 0;
 
 err_detach_pollfunc:
-	if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+	if (iio_dev_opaque->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
 		iio_trigger_detach_poll_func(indio_dev->trig,
 					     indio_dev->pollfunc);
 	}
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ static int iio_enable_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	if (indio_dev->setup_ops->postdisable)
 		indio_dev->setup_ops->postdisable(indio_dev);
 err_undo_config:
-	indio_dev->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
+	iio_dev_opaque->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->active_scan_mask = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static int iio_disable_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 			ret = ret2;
 	}
 
-	if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+	if (iio_dev_opaque->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
 		iio_trigger_detach_poll_func(indio_dev->trig,
 					     indio_dev->pollfunc);
 	}
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ static int iio_disable_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 	iio_free_scan_mask(indio_dev, indio_dev->active_scan_mask);
 	indio_dev->active_scan_mask = NULL;
-	indio_dev->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
+	iio_dev_opaque->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index fa1e00b..a8c4e85 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_device_id);
  */
 bool iio_buffer_enabled(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return indio_dev->currentmode
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
+
+	return iio_dev_opaque->currentmode
 		& (INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED | INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE |
 		   INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE);
 }
@@ -2072,12 +2074,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_device_release_direct_mode);
 
 /**
  * iio_device_get_current_mode() - helper function providing read-only access to
- *				   the @currentmode variable
+ *				   the opaque @currentmode variable
  * @indio_dev:			   IIO device structure for device
  */
 int iio_device_get_current_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return indio_dev->currentmode;
+	struct iio_dev_opaque *iio_dev_opaque = to_iio_dev_opaque(indio_dev);
+
+	return iio_dev_opaque->currentmode;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_device_get_current_mode);
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
index f504ed3..585b6ce 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-trigger.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static ssize_t iio_trigger_write_current(struct device *dev,
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&indio_dev->mlock);
-	if (indio_dev->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
+	if (iio_dev_opaque->currentmode == INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED) {
 		mutex_unlock(&indio_dev->mlock);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}