1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
index a336793c1caf..e87fcf87a6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
@@ -1205,6 +1205,11 @@ static inline void __devinit w83627ehf_init_device(struct w83627ehf_data *data)
                                               W83627EHF_REG_TEMP_CONFIG[i],
                                               tmp & 0xfe);
         }
+
+        /* Enable VBAT monitoring if needed */
+        tmp = w83627ehf_read_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_VBAT);
+        if (!(tmp & 0x01))
+                w83627ehf_write_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_VBAT, tmp | 0x01);
 }
 
 static int __devinit w83627ehf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)