diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c b/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c
index 5136ad9ada04..442b40ef27cf 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/scmi_sensors/scmi_iio.c
@@ -419,17 +419,6 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec_ext_info scmi_iio_ext_info[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
-static void scmi_iio_set_timestamp_channel(struct iio_chan_spec *iio_chan,
-					   int scan_index)
-{
-	iio_chan->type = IIO_TIMESTAMP;
-	iio_chan->channel = -1;
-	iio_chan->scan_index = scan_index;
-	iio_chan->scan_type.sign = 'u';
-	iio_chan->scan_type.realbits = 64;
-	iio_chan->scan_type.storagebits = 64;
-}
-
 static void scmi_iio_set_data_channel(struct iio_chan_spec *iio_chan,
 				      enum iio_chan_type type,
 				      enum iio_modifier mod, int scan_index)
@@ -629,7 +618,7 @@ scmi_alloc_iiodev(struct scmi_device *sdev,
 					 "Error in registering sensor update notifier for sensor %s\n",
 					 sensor->sensor_info->name);
 
-	scmi_iio_set_timestamp_channel(&iio_channels[i], i);
+	iio_channels[i] = IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(i);
 	iiodev->channels = iio_channels;
 	return iiodev;
 }