diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90632.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90632.c
index 4676e0edde4a..ae4ea587e7f9 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90632.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/mlx90632.c
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ static int mlx90632_perform_measurement(struct mlx90632_data *data)
 	unsigned int reg_status;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, MLX90632_REG_STATUS,
-				 MLX90632_STAT_DATA_RDY, 0);
+	ret = regmap_clear_bits(data->regmap, MLX90632_REG_STATUS,
+				MLX90632_STAT_DATA_RDY);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;