diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7280a.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7280a.c
index d4a4e15c8244..9080c795dcb7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7280a.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7280a.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static ssize_t ad7280_store_balance_timer(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	int val, val2;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = iio_str_to_fixpoint(buf, 1000, &val, &val2);
+	ret = iio_str_to_fixpoint(buf, 100, &val, &val2);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;