diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index adf054c7a75e..299ae3ad2fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -835,7 +835,23 @@ static ssize_t iio_format_avail_list(char *buf, const int *vals,
 
 static ssize_t iio_format_avail_range(char *buf, const int *vals, int type)
 {
-	return iio_format_list(buf, vals, type, 3, "[", "]");
+	int length;
+
+	/*
+	 * length refers to the array size , not the number of elements.
+	 * The purpose is to print the range [min , step ,max] so length should
+	 * be 3 in case of int, and 6 for other types.
+	 */
+	switch (type) {
+	case IIO_VAL_INT:
+		length = 3;
+		break;
+	default:
+		length = 6;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return iio_format_list(buf, vals, type, length, "[", "]");
 }
 
 static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info_avail(struct device *dev,