diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c
index 28aa6b80160c..42968d96572b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-adc161s626.c
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ struct ti_adc_data {
 
 	u8 read_size;
 	u8 shift;
-
-	u8 buffer[16] __aligned(IIO_DMA_MINALIGN);
 };
 
 static int ti_adc_read_measurement(struct ti_adc_data *data,
@@ -114,15 +112,20 @@ static irqreturn_t ti_adc_trigger_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	struct iio_poll_func *pf = private;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = pf->indio_dev;
 	struct ti_adc_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	int ret;
+	struct {
+		s16 data;
+		aligned_s64 timestamp;
+	} scan = { };
+	int ret, val;
 
-	ret = ti_adc_read_measurement(data, &indio_dev->channels[0],
-				     (int *) &data->buffer);
-	if (!ret)
-		iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev,
-					data->buffer,
-					iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
+	ret = ti_adc_read_measurement(data, &indio_dev->channels[0], &val);
+	if (ret)
+		goto exit_notify_done;
 
+	scan.data = val;
+	iio_push_to_buffers_with_timestamp(indio_dev, &scan, iio_get_time_ns(indio_dev));
+
+ exit_notify_done:
 	iio_trigger_notify_done(indio_dev->trig);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;