diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c
index 774dd968145b..e8199cce2aea 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5624r_spi.c
@@ -176,7 +176,12 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info ad5624r_ext_info[] = {
 	.info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW), \
 	.info_mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE), \
 	.address = (_chan), \
-	.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', (_bits), 16, 16 - (_bits)), \
+	.scan_type = { \
+		.sign = 'u', \
+		.realbits = (_bits), \
+		.storagebits = 16, \
+		.shift = 16 - (_bits), \
+	}, \
 	.ext_info = ad5624r_ext_info, \
 }