diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c
index 61bb9d4239ea..e98428df0d44 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "ad5624r.h"
 
 static int ad5624r_spi_write(struct spi_device *spi,
-			     u8 cmd, u8 addr, u16 val, u8 len)
+			     u8 cmd, u8 addr, u16 val, u8 shift)
 {
 	u32 data;
 	u8 msg[3];
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static int ad5624r_spi_write(struct spi_device *spi,
 	 * 14-, 12-bit input code followed by 0, 2, or 4 don't care bits,
 	 * for the AD5664R, AD5644R, and AD5624R, respectively.
 	 */
-	data = (0 << 22) | (cmd << 19) | (addr << 16) | (val << (16 - len));
+	data = (0 << 22) | (cmd << 19) | (addr << 16) | (val << shift);
 	msg[0] = data >> 16;
 	msg[1] = data >> 8;
 	msg[2] = data;