diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c
index 1c1d64d5cbcb..8f90c58f4100 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec adxl355_channels[] = {
 				      BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET),
 		.scan_index = 3,
 		.scan_type = {
-			.sign = 's',
+			.sign = 'u',
 			.realbits = 12,
 			.storagebits = 16,
 			.endianness = IIO_BE,