diff --git a/drivers/sensor/adi/adxl372/adxl372_decoder.c b/drivers/sensor/adi/adxl372/adxl372_decoder.c
index eaa3ce7f5c3..9964d2868a3 100644
--- a/drivers/sensor/adi/adxl372/adxl372_decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/sensor/adi/adxl372/adxl372_decoder.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int adxl372_decode_stream(const uint8_t *buffer, struct sensor_chan_spec
 	memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct sensor_three_axis_data));
 	data->header.base_timestamp_ns = enc_data->timestamp;
 	data->header.reading_count = 1;
-	data->header.shift = 11; /* Sensor shift */
+	data->shift = 11; /* Sensor shift */
 
 	buffer += sizeof(struct adxl372_fifo_data);