diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index f6a123d397db..9a85752124dd 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_info_postfix[] = {
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_THERMOCOUPLE_TYPE] = "thermocouple_type",
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBAMBIENT] = "calibambient",
 	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_ZEROPOINT] = "zeropoint",
+	[IIO_CHAN_INFO_TROUGH] = "trough_raw",
 };
 /**
  * iio_device_id() - query the unique ID for the device
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/types.h b/include/linux/iio/types.h
index 117bde7d6ad7..d89982c98368 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ enum iio_chan_info_enum {
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_THERMOCOUPLE_TYPE,
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_CALIBAMBIENT,
 	IIO_CHAN_INFO_ZEROPOINT,
+	IIO_CHAN_INFO_TROUGH,
 };
 
 #endif /* _IIO_TYPES_H_ */