diff --git a/src/iio-buffer-utils.c b/src/iio-buffer-utils.c
index d01c2e8..3ac923f 100644
--- a/src/iio-buffer-utils.c
+++ b/src/iio-buffer-utils.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ build_channel_array (const char        *device_dir,
 							current->generic_name);
 			if ((ret < 0) && (ret != -ENOENT))
 				goto error;
+			if (current->scale == 0.0)
+				goto error;
 
 			ret = iioutils_get_param_float (&current->offset,
 							"offset",