diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
index 78187f136a7d..2789be381f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/lis3l02dq_core.c
@@ -518,13 +518,13 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec lis3l02dq_event[] = {
 	{
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_RISING,
-		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
-			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+		.mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
 	}, {
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
-		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
-			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+		.mask_shared_by_type = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
 	}
 };