diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
index 5d117e3e6d17..548a8c4269e7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
@@ -486,8 +486,7 @@ static int fxls8962af_set_watermark(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned val)
 		.sign = 's', \
 		.realbits = 12, \
 		.storagebits = 16, \
-		.shift = 4, \
-		.endianness = IIO_BE, \
+		.endianness = IIO_LE, \
 	}, \
 }