diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
index 8530bccdb317..9991b0483956 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/light/tsl2x7x.c
@@ -1469,17 +1469,16 @@ static const struct iio_event_spec tsl2x7x_events[] = {
 	{
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_RISING,
-		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
-			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
 	}, {
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
-		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
-			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
+		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
 	}, {
 		.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER,
-		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_PERIOD),
+		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_PERIOD) |
+			BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
 	},
 };