diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/adau1701.c b/sound/soc/codecs/adau1701.c
index d71c59cf7bdd..370b742117ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/adau1701.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/adau1701.c
@@ -230,8 +230,10 @@ static int adau1701_reg_read(void *context, unsigned int reg,
 
 	*value = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-		*value |= recv_buf[i] << (i * 8);
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		*value <<= 8;
+		*value |= recv_buf[i];
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }