diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c
index 352d9596366169c3f8767c362065a830edbf4ec5..513bd6d14293d80e5ce502080a092b5f970fe840 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel.c
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@
 #define BMC150_ACCEL_SLOPE_THRES_MASK		0xFF
 
 /* Slope duration in terms of number of samples */
-#define BMC150_ACCEL_DEF_SLOPE_DURATION	2
+#define BMC150_ACCEL_DEF_SLOPE_DURATION		1
 /* in terms of multiples of g's/LSB, based on range */
-#define BMC150_ACCEL_DEF_SLOPE_THRESHOLD	5
+#define BMC150_ACCEL_DEF_SLOPE_THRESHOLD	1
 
 #define BMC150_ACCEL_REG_XOUT_L		0x02