diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
index 31a2be688060..5708ffc62aec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad799x_core.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec ad799x_events[] = {
 	}, {
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
-		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
+		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
 			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
 	}, {
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,