diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
index dbc5e16fbde4..76f91696f66a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_core.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ static int st_sensors_read_axis_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	u8 *outdata;
 	struct st_sensor_data *sdata = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	unsigned int byte_for_channel;
+	u32 tmp;
 
 	byte_for_channel = DIV_ROUND_UP(ch->scan_type.realbits +
 					ch->scan_type.shift, 8);
@@ -508,12 +509,22 @@ static int st_sensors_read_axis_data(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	if (byte_for_channel == 1)
-		*data = (s8)*outdata;
-	else if (byte_for_channel == 2)
-		*data = (s16)get_unaligned_le16(outdata);
-	else if (byte_for_channel == 3)
-		*data = (s32)sign_extend32(get_unaligned_le24(outdata), 23);
+	if (byte_for_channel == 1) {
+		tmp = *outdata;
+	} else if (byte_for_channel == 2) {
+		if (ch->scan_type.endianness == IIO_BE)
+			tmp = get_unaligned_be16(outdata);
+		else
+			tmp = get_unaligned_le16(outdata);
+	} else if (byte_for_channel == 3) {
+		if (ch->scan_type.endianness == IIO_BE)
+			tmp = get_unaligned_be24(outdata);
+		else
+			tmp = get_unaligned_le24(outdata);
+	} else {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	*data = sign_extend32(tmp, BYTES_TO_BITS(byte_for_channel) - 1);
 
 	return 0;
 }