diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index df273efe7ce5..329315a8eb4a 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ enum ak_ctrl_mode {
 	MODE_END,
 };
 
+enum ak_chan_index {
+	AK8975_CHAN_X,
+	AK8975_CHAN_Y,
+	AK8975_CHAN_Z,
+	AK8975_CHAN_TS,
+};
+
 struct ak_def {
 	enum asahi_compass_chipset type;
 	long (*raw_to_gauss)(u16 data);
@@ -842,8 +849,10 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info ak8975_ext_info[] = {
 	}
 
 static const struct iio_chan_spec ak8975_channels[] = {
-	AK8975_CHANNEL(X, 0), AK8975_CHANNEL(Y, 1), AK8975_CHANNEL(Z, 2),
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(3),
+	AK8975_CHANNEL(X, AK8975_CHAN_X),
+	AK8975_CHANNEL(Y, AK8975_CHAN_Y),
+	AK8975_CHANNEL(Z, AK8975_CHAN_Z),
+	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(AK8975_CHAN_TS),
 };
 
 static const unsigned long ak8975_scan_masks[] = { 0x7, 0 };