diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index 09c41e9ccf87..b581a7e80566 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int iio_buffer_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				     &iio_show_fixed_type,
 				     NULL,
 				     0,
-				     0,
+				     IIO_SEPARATE,
 				     &indio_dev->dev,
 				     buffer,
 				     &buffer->buffer_attr_list);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int iio_buffer_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					     &iio_scan_el_show,
 					     &iio_scan_el_store,
 					     chan->scan_index,
-					     0,
+					     IIO_SEPARATE,
 					     &indio_dev->dev,
 					     buffer,
 					     &buffer->buffer_attr_list);
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ static int iio_buffer_add_channel_sysfs(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					     &iio_scan_el_ts_show,
 					     &iio_scan_el_ts_store,
 					     chan->scan_index,
-					     0,
+					     IIO_SEPARATE,
 					     &indio_dev->dev,
 					     buffer,
 					     &buffer->buffer_attr_list);