diff --git a/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c b/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
index bbce3b09ac45..8d6e5b132016 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/gyro/bmg160_core.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ enum bmg160_axis {
 	AXIS_X,
 	AXIS_Y,
 	AXIS_Z,
+	AXIS_MAX,
 };
 
 static const struct {
@@ -763,6 +764,10 @@ static const struct iio_info bmg160_info = {
 	.driver_module		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
+static const unsigned long bmg160_accel_scan_masks[] = {
+					BIT(AXIS_X) | BIT(AXIS_Y) | BIT(AXIS_Z),
+					0};
+
 static irqreturn_t bmg160_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 {
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = p;
@@ -772,8 +777,7 @@ static irqreturn_t bmg160_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 	unsigned int val;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->mutex);
-	for_each_set_bit(bit, indio_dev->active_scan_mask,
-			 indio_dev->masklength) {
+	for (bit = 0; bit < AXIS_MAX; bit++) {
 		ret = regmap_bulk_read(data->regmap, BMG160_AXIS_TO_REG(bit),
 				       &val, 2);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1019,6 +1023,7 @@ int bmg160_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap, int irq,
 	indio_dev->channels = bmg160_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(bmg160_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;
+	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = bmg160_accel_scan_masks;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &bmg160_info;