diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_activity.c b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_activity.c
index 6e38d115b6fe..6762685e6876 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_activity.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_activity.c
@@ -279,13 +279,7 @@ static int cros_ec_sensors_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		channel++;
 	}
 
-	/* Timestamp */
-	channel->scan_index = index;
-	channel->type = IIO_TIMESTAMP;
-	channel->channel = -1;
-	channel->scan_type.sign = 's';
-	channel->scan_type.realbits = 64;
-	channel->scan_type.storagebits = 64;
+	*channel = IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(index);
 
 	indio_dev->channels = st->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = index + 1;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c
index f34e2bbba2d1..651632ccfe0d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/cros_ec_sensors/cros_ec_sensors.c
@@ -279,13 +279,7 @@ static int cros_ec_sensors_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Timestamp */
-	channel->type = IIO_TIMESTAMP;
-	channel->channel = -1;
-	channel->scan_index = CROS_EC_SENSOR_MAX_AXIS;
-	channel->scan_type.sign = 's';
-	channel->scan_type.realbits = 64;
-	channel->scan_type.storagebits = 64;
+	*channel = IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(CROS_EC_SENSOR_MAX_AXIS);
 
 	indio_dev->channels = state->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = CROS_EC_SENSORS_MAX_CHANNELS;