diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h b/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h
index afcf5ab85f482dad9295d14883c7e8403aac2b6a..79926efec6d42c0a0fa0342126d6bbfbacc5372a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/sysfs.h
@@ -293,10 +293,7 @@ struct iio_const_attr {
  * @_handler: handler function to be called
  **/
 #define IIO_EVENT_ATTR(_name, _show, _store, _mask, _handler)		\
-	static struct iio_event_handler_list				\
-	iio_event_##_name = {						\
-		.handler = _handler,					\
-	};								\
+	IIO_EVENT_SH(_name, _handler);					\
 	static struct							\
 	iio_event_attr							\
 	iio_event_attr_##_name						\
@@ -324,6 +321,7 @@ struct iio_const_attr {
 #define IIO_EVENT_CODE_GYRO_BASE	400
 #define IIO_EVENT_CODE_ADC_BASE		500
 #define IIO_EVENT_CODE_MISC_BASE	600
+#define IIO_EVENT_CODE_LIGHT_BASE	700
 
 #define IIO_EVENT_CODE_DEVICE_SPECIFIC	1000