#define ASPEED_ADC_INIT_POLLING_TIME   500
 #define ASPEED_ADC_INIT_TIMEOUT                500000
+/*
+ * When the sampling rate is too high, the ADC may not have enough charging
+ * time, resulting in a low voltage value. Thus, the default uses a slow
+ * sampling rate for most use cases.
+ */
+#define ASPEED_ADC_DEF_SAMPLING_RATE   65000
 
 struct aspeed_adc_model_data {
        const char *model_name;
        struct clk_hw           *clk_scaler;
        struct reset_control    *rst;
        int                     vref_mv;
+       u32                     sample_period_ns;
 };
 
 #define ASPEED_CHAN(_idx, _data_reg_addr) {                    \
        ASPEED_CHAN(15, 0x2E),
 };
 
+static int aspeed_adc_set_sampling_rate(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, u32 rate)
+{
+       struct aspeed_adc_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+
+       if (rate < data->model_data->min_sampling_rate ||
+           rate > data->model_data->max_sampling_rate)
+               return -EINVAL;
+       /* Each sampling needs 12 clocks to convert.*/
+       clk_set_rate(data->clk_scaler->clk, rate * ASPEED_CLOCKS_PER_SAMPLE);
+       rate = clk_get_rate(data->clk_scaler->clk);
+       data->sample_period_ns = DIV_ROUND_UP_ULL(
+               (u64)NSEC_PER_SEC * ASPEED_CLOCKS_PER_SAMPLE, rate);
+       dev_dbg(data->dev, "Adc clock = %d sample period = %d ns", rate,
+               data->sample_period_ns);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int aspeed_adc_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
                               struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
                               int *val, int *val2, long mask)
                                struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
                                int val, int val2, long mask)
 {
-       struct aspeed_adc_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-
        switch (mask) {
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ:
-               if (val < data->model_data->min_sampling_rate ||
-                       val > data->model_data->max_sampling_rate)
-                       return -EINVAL;
-
-               clk_set_rate(data->clk_scaler->clk,
-                               val * ASPEED_CLOCKS_PER_SAMPLE);
-               return 0;
+               return aspeed_adc_set_sampling_rate(indio_dev, val);
 
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
        case IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW:
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
+       ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_scaler->clk);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+       ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(data->dev,
+                                      aspeed_adc_clk_disable_unprepare,
+                                      data->clk_scaler->clk);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+       ret = aspeed_adc_set_sampling_rate(indio_dev,
+                                          ASPEED_ADC_DEF_SAMPLING_RATE);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
        adc_engine_control_reg_val =
                readl(data->base + ASPEED_REG_ENGINE_CONTROL);
        adc_engine_control_reg_val |=
                        return ret;
        }
 
-       ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_scaler->clk);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
-       ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(data->dev,
-                                      aspeed_adc_clk_disable_unprepare,
-                                      data->clk_scaler->clk);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
        /* Start all channels in normal mode. */
        adc_engine_control_reg_val =
                readl(data->base + ASPEED_REG_ENGINE_CONTROL);