diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c
index a47591e1bad9..95f675e2e532 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-prox.c
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ static int prox_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		ret_type = prox_state->scale_precision;
 		break;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET:
-		*val = hid_sensor_convert_exponent(
-				prox_state->prox_attr.unit_expo);
+		*val = 0;
 		ret_type = IIO_VAL_INT;
 		break;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ: