diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
index 8d3f0b36bc1cf..4dac567e75b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static irqreturn_t bmg160_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 			mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);
 			goto err;
 		}
-		data->buffer[i++] = ret;
+		data->buffer[i++] = val;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&data->mutex);