diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7x3x.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7x3x.c
index 934af3ff789732..b0fc027cf485d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7x3x.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7x3x.c
@@ -120,8 +120,20 @@ static int adl_pci7x3x_do_insn_bits(struct comedi_device *dev,
 {
 	unsigned long reg = (unsigned long)s->private;
 
-	if (comedi_dio_update_state(s, data))
-		outl(s->state, dev->iobase + reg);
+	if (comedi_dio_update_state(s, data)) {
+		unsigned int val = s->state;
+
+		if (s->n_chan == 16) {
+			/*
+			 * It seems the PCI-7230 needs the 16-bit DO state
+			 * to be shifted left by 16 bits before being written
+			 * to the 32-bit register.  Set the value in both
+			 * halves of the register to be sure.
+			 */
+			val |= val << 16;
+		}
+		outl(val, dev->iobase + reg);
+	}
 
 	data[1] = s->state;