diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c
index aa0d14a49d5e..629f83c37d59 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9324.c
@@ -835,9 +835,8 @@ static int sx9324_init_compensation(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* run the compensation phase on all channels */
-	ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_STAT2,
-				 SX9324_REG_STAT2_COMPSTAT_MASK,
-				 SX9324_REG_STAT2_COMPSTAT_MASK);
+	ret = regmap_set_bits(data->regmap, SX9324_REG_STAT2,
+			      SX9324_REG_STAT2_COMPSTAT_MASK);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;