diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c
index c7122919a8c0..ec7ddf867349 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/bmc150-accel-core.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 #define BMC150_ACCEL_SLEEP_1_SEC		0x0F
 
 #define BMC150_ACCEL_REG_TEMP			0x08
-#define BMC150_ACCEL_TEMP_CENTER_VAL		24
+#define BMC150_ACCEL_TEMP_CENTER_VAL		23
 
 #define BMC150_ACCEL_AXIS_TO_REG(axis)	(BMC150_ACCEL_REG_XOUT_L + (axis * 2))
 #define BMC150_AUTO_SUSPEND_DELAY_MS		2000