static IIO_SCAN_EL_C(in0, 0, 0, NULL);
 static IIO_SCAN_EL_C(in1, 1, 0, NULL);
+static IIO_SCAN_EL_TIMESTAMP(2);
+static IIO_CONST_ATTR_SCAN_EL_TYPE(timestamp, s, 64, 64);
 
 static ssize_t ad7887_show_type(struct device *dev,
                                struct device_attribute *attr,
        &iio_const_attr_in0_index.dev_attr.attr,
        &iio_scan_el_in1.dev_attr.attr,
        &iio_const_attr_in1_index.dev_attr.attr,
+       &iio_const_attr_timestamp_index.dev_attr.attr,
+       &iio_scan_el_timestamp.dev_attr.attr,
+       &iio_const_attr_timestamp_type.dev_attr.attr,
        &iio_dev_attr_in_type.dev_attr.attr,
        NULL,
 };
 {
        struct ad7887_state *st = indio_dev->dev_data;
        struct iio_ring_buffer *ring = indio_dev->ring;
-       size_t d_size;
 
-       if (indio_dev->ring->access.set_bytes_per_datum) {
-               d_size = st->chip_info->storagebits / 8 + sizeof(s64);
-               if (d_size % 8)
-                       d_size += 8 - (d_size % 8);
-               indio_dev->ring->access.set_bytes_per_datum(indio_dev->ring,
-                                                           d_size);
+       st->d_size = ring->scan_count * st->chip_info->storagebits / 8;
+
+       if (ring->scan_timestamp) {
+               st->d_size += sizeof(s64);
+
+               if (st->d_size % sizeof(s64))
+                       st->d_size += sizeof(s64) - (st->d_size % sizeof(s64));
        }
 
+       if (indio_dev->ring->access.set_bytes_per_datum)
+               indio_dev->ring->access.set_bytes_per_datum(indio_dev->ring,
+                                                           st->d_size);
+
        switch (ring->scan_mask) {
        case (1 << 0):
                st->ring_msg = &st->msg[AD7887_CH0];
        s64 time_ns;
        __u8 *buf;
        int b_sent;
-       size_t d_size;
 
        unsigned int bytes = ring->scan_count * st->chip_info->storagebits / 8;
 
-       /* Ensure the timestamp is 8 byte aligned */
-       d_size = bytes + sizeof(s64);
-       if (d_size % sizeof(s64))
-               d_size += sizeof(s64) - (d_size % sizeof(s64));
-
        /* Ensure only one copy of this function running at a time */
        if (atomic_inc_return(&st->protect_ring) > 1)
                return;
 
-       buf = kzalloc(d_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+       buf = kzalloc(st->d_size, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (buf == NULL)
                return;
 
        time_ns = iio_get_time_ns();
 
        memcpy(buf, st->data, bytes);
-       memcpy(buf + d_size - sizeof(s64), &time_ns, sizeof(time_ns));
+       if (ring->scan_timestamp)
+               memcpy(buf + st->d_size - sizeof(s64),
+                       &time_ns, sizeof(time_ns));
 
        indio_dev->ring->access.store_to(&sw_ring->buf, buf, time_ns);
 done:
        indio_dev->ring->predisable = &iio_triggered_ring_predisable;
        indio_dev->ring->postdisable = &ad7887_ring_postdisable;
        indio_dev->ring->scan_el_attrs = &ad7887_scan_el_group;
+       indio_dev->ring->scan_timestamp = true;
 
        INIT_WORK(&st->poll_work, &ad7887_poll_bh_to_ring);