diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
index e86886ca5ee4..b168eb14c246 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static int ad5446_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 
 	switch (m) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
-		*val = st->cached_val;
+		*val = st->cached_val >> chan->scan_type.shift;
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
 		*val = st->vref_mv;