diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/cros_ec_accel_legacy.c b/drivers/iio/accel/cros_ec_accel_legacy.c
index 8f1232c38e0d7..b6f3471b62dcf 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/cros_ec_accel_legacy.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/cros_ec_accel_legacy.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int cros_ec_accel_legacy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = cros_ec_sensors_core_init(pdev, indio_dev, true,
-					cros_ec_sensors_capture, NULL, false);
+					cros_ec_sensors_capture, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_lid_angle.c b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_lid_angle.c
index 752f59037715b..af801e203623e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_lid_angle.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_lid_angle.c
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ static int cros_ec_lid_angle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = cros_ec_sensors_core_init(pdev, indio_dev, false, NULL,
-					NULL, false);
+	ret = cros_ec_sensors_core_init(pdev, indio_dev, false, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c
index dee1191de7528..376a5b30010ae 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ static int cros_ec_sensors_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = cros_ec_sensors_core_init(pdev, indio_dev, true,
 					cros_ec_sensors_capture,
-					cros_ec_sensors_push_data,
-					true);
+					cros_ec_sensors_push_data);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c
index c833ec0ef2147..1926f5719b2d4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors_core.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
+#include <linux/iio/buffer_impl.h>
 #include <linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/kfifo_buf.h>
@@ -240,7 +241,6 @@ static void cros_ec_sensors_core_clean(void *arg)
  *    for backward compatibility.
  * @push_data:          function to call when cros_ec_sensorhub receives
  *    a sample for that sensor.
- * @has_hw_fifo:	Set true if this device has/uses a HW FIFO
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
@@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ int cros_ec_sensors_core_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			      struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			      bool physical_device,
 			      cros_ec_sensors_capture_t trigger_capture,
-			      cros_ec_sensorhub_push_data_cb_t push_data,
-			      bool has_hw_fifo)
+			      cros_ec_sensorhub_push_data_cb_t push_data)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct cros_ec_sensors_core_state *state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
@@ -358,21 +357,17 @@ int cros_ec_sensors_core_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			ret = iio_device_set_clock(indio_dev, CLOCK_BOOTTIME);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
-		} else {
-			const struct attribute **fifo_attrs;
-
-			if (has_hw_fifo)
-				fifo_attrs = cros_ec_sensor_fifo_attributes;
-			else
-				fifo_attrs = NULL;
 
+			/* Set attributes to control EC FIFO directly. */
+			indio_dev->buffer->attrs = cros_ec_sensor_fifo_attributes;
+		} else {
 			/*
 			 * The only way to get samples in buffer is to set a
 			 * software trigger (systrig, hrtimer).
 			 */
-			ret = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup_ext(
+			ret = devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(
 					dev, indio_dev, NULL, trigger_capture,
-					NULL, fifo_attrs);
+					NULL);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/cros_ec_light_prox.c b/drivers/iio/light/cros_ec_light_prox.c
index 75d6b5fcf2cc4..de472f23d1cba 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/cros_ec_light_prox.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/cros_ec_light_prox.c
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ static int cros_ec_light_prox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = cros_ec_sensors_core_init(pdev, indio_dev, true,
 					cros_ec_sensors_capture,
-					cros_ec_sensors_push_data,
-					true);
+					cros_ec_sensors_push_data);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/pressure/cros_ec_baro.c b/drivers/iio/pressure/cros_ec_baro.c
index aa043cb9ac426..2f882e1094232 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/pressure/cros_ec_baro.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/pressure/cros_ec_baro.c
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ static int cros_ec_baro_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = cros_ec_sensors_core_init(pdev, indio_dev, true,
 					cros_ec_sensors_capture,
-					cros_ec_sensors_push_data,
-					true);
+					cros_ec_sensors_push_data);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h b/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h
index c9b80be82440f..7ce8a8adad587 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors_core.h
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ struct platform_device;
 int cros_ec_sensors_core_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			      struct iio_dev *indio_dev, bool physical_device,
 			      cros_ec_sensors_capture_t trigger_capture,
-			      cros_ec_sensorhub_push_data_cb_t push_data,
-			      bool has_hw_fifo);
+			      cros_ec_sensorhub_push_data_cb_t push_data);
 
 irqreturn_t cros_ec_sensors_capture(int irq, void *p);
 int cros_ec_sensors_push_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
