diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
index bbce3b09ac45..8d3f0b36bc1c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int bmg160_get_temp(struct bmg160_data *data, int *val)
 static int bmg160_get_axis(struct bmg160_data *data, int axis, int *val)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned int raw_val;
+	__le16 raw_val;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
 	ret = bmg160_set_power_state(data, true);
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int bmg160_get_axis(struct bmg160_data *data, int axis, int *val)
 	}
 
 	ret = regmap_bulk_read(data->regmap, BMG160_AXIS_TO_REG(axis), &raw_val,
-			       2);
+			       sizeof(raw_val));
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(data->dev, "Error reading axis %d\n", axis);
 		bmg160_set_power_state(data, false);
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static int bmg160_get_axis(struct bmg160_data *data, int axis, int *val)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	*val = sign_extend32(raw_val, 15);
+	*val = sign_extend32(le16_to_cpu(raw_val), 15);
 	ret = bmg160_set_power_state(data, false);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec bmg160_event = {
 		.sign = 's',						\
 		.realbits = 16,					\
 		.storagebits = 16,					\
+		.endianness = IIO_LE,					\
 	},								\
 	.event_spec = &bmg160_event,					\
 	.num_event_specs = 1						\