diff --git a/include/linux/iio/events.h b/include/linux/iio/events.h
index 8bbd7bc1043d9c4d26ffff38b35b8540093fdb71..03fa332ad2a8cec4e26c212b9333e56f0c6d6169 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/events.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/events.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct iio_event_data {
 
 #define IIO_EVENT_CODE_EXTRACT_TYPE(mask) ((mask >> 56) & 0xFF)
 
-#define IIO_EVENT_CODE_EXTRACT_DIR(mask) ((mask >> 48) & 0xCF)
+#define IIO_EVENT_CODE_EXTRACT_DIR(mask) ((mask >> 48) & 0x7F)
 
 #define IIO_EVENT_CODE_EXTRACT_CHAN_TYPE(mask) ((mask >> 32) & 0xFF)