diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7780.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7780.c
index 42e7e8e595d1..c70048bc791b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7780.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7780.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static const struct ad_sigma_delta_info ad7780_sigma_delta_info = {
 	.set_mode = ad7780_set_mode,
 	.postprocess_sample = ad7780_postprocess_sample,
 	.has_registers = false,
-	.irq_flags = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW,
+	.irq_flags = IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
 };
 
 #define _AD7780_CHANNEL(_bits, _wordsize, _mask_all)		\