diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c
index c6df8ee00c9d8993ff6a7c8dba0735e57c7071f2..352d9596366169c3f8767c362065a830edbf4ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ static const struct attribute_group bmc150_accel_attrs_group = {
 
 static const struct iio_event_spec bmc150_accel_event = {
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_ROC,
-		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_RISING | IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
+		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER,
 		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
 				 BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE) |
 				 BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_PERIOD)