diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
index 95435395c746..a974ab772937 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_mio_common.c
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ static int ni_ai_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				return -ETIME;
 			}
 			d += signbits;
-			data[n] = d;
+			data[n] = d & 0xffff;
 		}
 	} else if (devpriv->is_6143) {
 		for (n = 0; n < insn->n; n++) {
@@ -1924,9 +1924,8 @@ static int ni_ai_insn_read(struct comedi_device *dev,
 				data[n] = dl;
 			} else {
 				d = ni_readw(dev, NI_E_AI_FIFO_DATA_REG);
-				/* subtle: needs to be short addition */
 				d += signbits;
-				data[n] = d;
+				data[n] = d & 0xffff;
 			}
 		}
 	}