diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c
index 942320e32753c3838e967e9e0a96d4db2d691fce..c1e05532d437f263a9aa3d7f7c96147b13bfe682 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int tiadc_iio_buffered_hardware_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		goto error_kfifo_free;
 
 	indio_dev->setup_ops = setup_ops;
-	indio_dev->modes |= INDIO_BUFFER_HARDWARE;
+	indio_dev->modes |= INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
 
 	return 0;