diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/aht10.c b/drivers/hwmon/aht10.c
index 007befdba977..4ce019d2cc80 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/aht10.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/aht10.c
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 #define AHT10_CMD_MEAS	0b10101100
 #define AHT10_CMD_RST	0b10111010
 
-#define DHT20_CMD_INIT	0x71
+#define AHT20_CMD_INIT	0b10111110
+
+#define DHT20_CMD_INIT	0b01110001
 
 /*
  * Flags in the answer byte/command
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ static int aht10_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		data->meas_size = AHT20_MEAS_SIZE;
 		data->crc8 = true;
 		crc8_populate_msb(crc8_table, AHT20_CRC8_POLY);
-		data->init_cmd = AHT10_CMD_INIT;
+		data->init_cmd = AHT20_CMD_INIT;
 		break;
 	case dht20:
 		data->meas_size = AHT20_MEAS_SIZE;