1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c b/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c
index 6fa629b3c168..ce93bd8e3f68 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/xilinx-xadc-core.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec xadc_voltage_events[] = {
         .num_event_specs = (_alarm) ? ARRAY_SIZE(xadc_voltage_events) : 0, \
         .scan_index = (_scan_index), \
         .scan_type = { \
-                .sign = 'u', \
+                .sign = ((_addr) == XADC_REG_VREFN) ? 's' : 'u', \
                 .realbits = 12, \
                 .storagebits = 16, \
                 .shift = 4, \