diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
index 137e385110b5..784434f7098f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum st_lsm6dsx_hw_id {
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_TAGGED_WORD_LEN	((32 / ST_LSM6DSX_TAGGED_SAMPLE_SIZE) \
 					 * ST_LSM6DSX_TAGGED_SAMPLE_SIZE)
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_SHIFT_VAL(val, mask)	(((val) << __ffs(mask)) & (mask))
+#define st_lsm6dsx_field_get(mask, reg)	((reg & mask) >> __ffs(mask))
 
 #define ST_LSM6DSX_CHANNEL_ACC(chan_type, addr, mod, scan_idx)		\
 {									\
@@ -439,7 +440,6 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor {
  * @sip: Total number of samples (acc/gyro/ts) in a given pattern.
  * @buff: Device read buffer.
  * @irq_routing: pointer to interrupt routing configuration.
- * @event_threshold: wakeup event threshold.
  * @enable_event: enabled event bitmask.
  * @iio_devs: Pointers to acc/gyro iio_dev instances.
  * @settings: Pointer to the specific sensor settings in use.
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_hw {
 	u8 sip;
 
 	u8 irq_routing;
-	u8 event_threshold;
 	u8 enable_event;
 
 	u8 *buff;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index ba2df45b77bb..129f974a038c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -1908,12 +1908,20 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_read_event(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
 {
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw = sensor->hw;
+	const struct st_lsm6dsx_reg *reg;
+	u8 data;
+	int err;
 
 	if (type != IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	reg = &hw->settings->event_settings.sources[ST_LSM6DSX_EVENT_WAKEUP].value;
+	err = st_lsm6dsx_read_locked(hw, reg->addr, &data, sizeof(data));
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	*val2 = 0;
-	*val = hw->event_threshold;
+	*val = st_lsm6dsx_field_get(reg->mask, data);
 
 	return IIO_VAL_INT;
 }
@@ -1945,8 +1953,6 @@ st_lsm6dsx_write_event(struct iio_dev *iio_dev,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	hw->event_threshold = val;
-
 	return 0;
 }