diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/hid-sensors/hid-sensor-attributes.c b/drivers/iio/common/hid-sensors/hid-sensor-attributes.c
index 3052eb150099..403dd3d8986e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/hid-sensors/hid-sensor-attributes.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/hid-sensors/hid-sensor-attributes.c
@@ -343,15 +343,28 @@ int hid_sensor_format_scale(u32 usage_id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hid_sensor_format_scale);
 
+int hid_sensor_get_reporting_interval(struct hid_sensor_hub_device *hsdev,
+					u32 usage_id,
+					struct hid_sensor_common *st)
+{
+	sensor_hub_input_get_attribute_info(hsdev,
+					HID_FEATURE_REPORT, usage_id,
+					HID_USAGE_SENSOR_PROP_REPORT_INTERVAL,
+					&st->poll);
+	/* Default unit of measure is milliseconds */
+	if (st->poll.units == 0)
+		st->poll.units = HID_USAGE_SENSOR_UNITS_MILLISECOND;
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
 int hid_sensor_parse_common_attributes(struct hid_sensor_hub_device *hsdev,
 					u32 usage_id,
 					struct hid_sensor_common *st)
 {
 
-	sensor_hub_input_get_attribute_info(hsdev,
-					HID_FEATURE_REPORT, usage_id,
-					HID_USAGE_SENSOR_PROP_REPORT_INTERVAL,
-					&st->poll);
+
+	hid_sensor_get_reporting_interval(hsdev, usage_id, st);
 
 	sensor_hub_input_get_attribute_info(hsdev,
 					HID_FEATURE_REPORT, usage_id,