diff --git a/drivers/sensor/st/lis2dux12/lis2dux12_rtio_stream.c b/drivers/sensor/st/lis2dux12/lis2dux12_rtio_stream.c
index f38e5774e3f..b9111356574 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/st/lis2dux12/lis2dux12_rtio_stream.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/st/lis2dux12/lis2dux12_rtio_stream.c
@@ -363,8 +363,9 @@ static void lis2dux12_read_status_cb(struct rtio *r, const struct rtio_sqe *sqe,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_NOP ||
-	    data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_DROP) {
+	if (data_ready != NULL &&
+	    (data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_NOP ||
+	     data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_DROP)) {
 		uint8_t *buf;
 		uint32_t buf_len;
 
diff --git a/drivers/sensor/st/lsm6dsv16x/lsm6dsv16x_rtio_stream.c b/drivers/sensor/st/lsm6dsv16x/lsm6dsv16x_rtio_stream.c
index d6a4837fdb4..e14286663f5 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/st/lsm6dsv16x/lsm6dsv16x_rtio_stream.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/st/lsm6dsv16x/lsm6dsv16x_rtio_stream.c
@@ -573,8 +573,9 @@ static void lsm6dsv16x_read_status_cb(struct rtio *r, const struct rtio_sqe *sqe
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_NOP ||
-	    data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_DROP) {
+	if (data_ready != NULL &&
+	    (data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_NOP ||
+	     data_ready->opt == SENSOR_STREAM_DATA_DROP)) {
 		uint8_t *buf;
 		uint32_t buf_len;