diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c
index cf5a0c242609..3c25d6bb3764 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ struct prox_state {
 	struct hid_sensor_common common_attributes;
 	struct hid_sensor_hub_attribute_info prox_attr;
 	u32 human_presence;
+	int scale_pre_decml;
+	int scale_post_decml;
+	int scale_precision;
 };
 
 /* Channel definitions */
@@ -107,8 +110,9 @@ static int prox_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		ret_type = IIO_VAL_INT;
 		break;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		*val = prox_state->prox_attr.units;
-		ret_type = IIO_VAL_INT;
+		*val = prox_state->scale_pre_decml;
+		*val2 = prox_state->scale_post_decml;
+		ret_type = prox_state->scale_precision;
 		break;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET:
 		*val = hid_sensor_convert_exponent(
@@ -248,6 +252,11 @@ static int prox_parse_report(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			HID_USAGE_SENSOR_HUMAN_PRESENCE,
 			&st->common_attributes.sensitivity);
 
+	st->scale_precision = hid_sensor_format_scale(
+				hsdev->usage,
+				&st->prox_attr,
+				&st->scale_pre_decml, &st->scale_post_decml);
+
 	return ret;
 }