diff --git a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
index 1dc0df21450d..e08d143a707c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/health/max30100.c
@@ -363,9 +363,8 @@ static int max30100_get_temp(struct max30100_data *data, int *val)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* start acquisition */
-	ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, MAX30100_REG_MODE_CONFIG,
-				 MAX30100_REG_MODE_CONFIG_TEMP_EN,
-				 MAX30100_REG_MODE_CONFIG_TEMP_EN);
+	ret = regmap_set_bits(data->regmap, MAX30100_REG_MODE_CONFIG,
+			      MAX30100_REG_MODE_CONFIG_TEMP_EN);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;