diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c
index 873c2bf637c0..617c9f7fe59a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int ad5380_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		*val >>= chan->scan_type.shift;
-		val -= (1 << chan->scan_type.realbits) / 2;
+		*val -= (1 << chan->scan_type.realbits) / 2;
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
 		*val = 2 * st->vref;