diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c b/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
index 6bcacae3863c..da8c32cabfd6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
@@ -875,9 +875,11 @@ static irqreturn_t veml6030_event_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	else
 		evtdir = IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING;
 
-	iio_push_event(indio_dev, IIO_UNMOD_EVENT_CODE(IIO_INTENSITY,
-					0, IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH, evtdir),
-					iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
+	iio_push_event(indio_dev, IIO_UNMOD_EVENT_CODE(IIO_LIGHT,
+						       0,
+						       IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
+						       evtdir),
+		       iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }