diff --git a/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9500.c b/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9500.c
index fa40f6d0ca39..bd26a484abcc 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9500.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/proximity/sx9500.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int sx9500_read_proximity(struct sx9500_data *data,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	*val = 32767 - (s16)be16_to_cpu(regval);
+	*val = be16_to_cpu(regval);
 
 	return IIO_VAL_INT;
 }