diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c
index 01f55cc902fa..060a21c70460 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/adis16475.c
@@ -1289,6 +1289,7 @@ static int adis16475_config_sync_mode(struct adis16475 *st)
 	struct device *dev = &st->adis.spi->dev;
 	const struct adis16475_sync *sync;
 	u32 sync_mode;
+	u16 val;
 
 	/* default to internal clk */
 	st->clk_freq = st->info->int_clk * 1000;
@@ -1350,8 +1351,9 @@ static int adis16475_config_sync_mode(struct adis16475 *st)
 	 * I'm keeping this for simplicity and avoiding extra variables
 	 * in chip_info.
 	 */
+	val = ADIS16475_SYNC_MODE(sync->sync_mode);
 	ret = __adis_update_bits(&st->adis, ADIS16475_REG_MSG_CTRL,
-				 ADIS16475_SYNC_MODE_MASK, sync->sync_mode);
+				 ADIS16475_SYNC_MODE_MASK, val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;