diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c
index a59ff0e7b888..9de4c4d38280 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5380.c
@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@ static struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info ad5380_ext_info[] = {
 		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBSCALE) |			\
 		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBBIAS),			\
 	.info_mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),	\
-	.scan_type = IIO_ST('u', (_bits), 16, 14 - (_bits)),	\
+	.scan_type = {						\
+		.sign = 'u',					\
+		.realbits = (_bits),				\
+		.storagebits =  16,				\
+		.shift = 14 - (_bits),				\
+	},							\
 	.ext_info = ad5380_ext_info,				\
 }