diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8344.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8344.c
index 9a460807d46d..abe4b56c847c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8344.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads8344.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct ads8344 {
 	struct mutex lock;
 
 	u8 tx_buf ____cacheline_aligned;
-	u16 rx_buf;
+	u8 rx_buf[3];
 };
 
 #define ADS8344_VOLTAGE_CHANNEL(chan, si)				\
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ static int ads8344_adc_conversion(struct ads8344 *adc, int channel,
 
 	udelay(9);
 
-	ret = spi_read(spi, &adc->rx_buf, 2);
+	ret = spi_read(spi, adc->rx_buf, sizeof(adc->rx_buf));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return adc->rx_buf;
+	return adc->rx_buf[0] << 9 | adc->rx_buf[1] << 1 | adc->rx_buf[2] >> 7;
 }
 
 static int ads8344_read_raw(struct iio_dev *iio,