diff --git a/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp b/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
index 2d150cdba5..bfa1293641 100644
--- a/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/lsm303d/lsm303d.cpp
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ LSM303D::read_reg(unsigned reg)
 	uint8_t cmd[2];
 
 	cmd[0] = reg | DIR_READ;
+	cmd[1] = 0;
 
 	transfer(cmd, cmd, sizeof(cmd));