diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
index acadabec4df7..f7252009f5f3 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/fxls8962af-core.c
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec fxls8962af_event[] = {
 			      BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET),\
 	.scan_index = -1, \
 	.scan_type = { \
+		.sign = 's', \
 		.realbits = 8, \
 		.storagebits = 8, \
 	}, \