diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c b/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
index 214883458582..6cdfe9ef73fc 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
@@ -309,8 +309,11 @@ static int max1027_debugfs_reg_access(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	struct max1027_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	u8 *val = (u8 *)st->buffer;
 
-	if (readval != NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (readval) {
+		int ret = spi_read(st->spi, val, 2);
+		*readval = be16_to_cpu(st->buffer[0]);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	*val = (u8)writeval;
 	return spi_write(st->spi, val, 1);