diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad799x.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad799x.c
index d8389b6e19b5..e37bb64edd2b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad799x.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad799x.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/units.h>
 
 #include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/events.h>
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ struct ad799x_state {
 	u16				config;
 
 	unsigned int			transfer_size;
+
+	int				vref_uV;
+
 	IIO_DECLARE_BUFFER_WITH_TS(__be16, rx_buf, AD799X_MAX_CHANNELS);
 };
 
@@ -303,14 +307,7 @@ static int ad799x_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			GENMASK(chan->scan_type.realbits - 1, 0);
 		return IIO_VAL_INT;
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		if (st->vref)
-			ret = regulator_get_voltage(st->vref);
-		else
-			ret = regulator_get_voltage(st->reg);
-
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-		*val = ret / 1000;
+		*val = st->vref_uV / (MICRO / MILLI);
 		*val2 = chan->scan_type.realbits;
 		return IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2;
 	}
@@ -829,9 +826,20 @@ static int ad799x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 			ret = regulator_enable(st->vref);
 			if (ret)
 				goto error_disable_reg;
+			ret = regulator_get_voltage(st->vref);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto error_disable_vref;
+			st->vref_uV = ret;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!st->vref) {
+		ret = regulator_get_voltage(st->reg);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto error_disable_reg;
+		st->vref_uV = ret;
+	}
+
 	st->client = client;
 
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;