diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c
index 98428bf430bd..e5b00a6611ac 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/vcnl4000.c
@@ -174,9 +174,10 @@ static int vcnl4200_init(struct vcnl4000_data *data)
 		data->al_scale = 24000;
 		break;
 	case VCNL4040_PROD_ID:
-		/* Integration time is 80ms, add 10ms. */
-		data->vcnl4200_al.sampling_rate = ktime_set(0, 100000 * 1000);
-		data->vcnl4200_ps.sampling_rate = ktime_set(0, 100000 * 1000);
+		/* Default wait time is 80ms, add 20% tolerance. */
+		data->vcnl4200_al.sampling_rate = ktime_set(0, 96000 * 1000);
+		/* Default wait time is 5ms, add 20% tolerance. */
+		data->vcnl4200_ps.sampling_rate = ktime_set(0, 6000 * 1000);
 		data->al_scale = 120000;
 		break;
 	}