diff --git a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
index 8e28d3633e2262d34687fac36f289865e6664278..1263b0e5ad84fda9dfdd841bbc23498d19918937 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/dac/ad5446.c
@@ -163,18 +163,15 @@ static int ad5446_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			   long m)
 {
 	struct ad5446_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned long scale_uv;
 
 	switch (m) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
 		*val = st->cached_val;
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		scale_uv = (st->vref_mv * 1000) >> chan->scan_type.realbits;
-		*val =  scale_uv / 1000;
-		*val2 = (scale_uv % 1000) * 1000;
-		return IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO;
-
+		*val = st->vref_mv;
+		*val2 = chan->scan_type.realbits;
+		return IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2;
 	}
 	return -EINVAL;
 }