1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
index d3b778da3f86..c5f6be478bad 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/smsc47b397.c
@@ -343,10 +343,11 @@ exit:
         return err;
 }
 
-static int __init smsc47b397_find(unsigned short *addr)
+static int __init smsc47b397_find(void)
 {
         u8 id, rev;
         char *name;
+        unsigned short addr;
 
         superio_enter();
         id = force_id ? force_id : superio_inb(SUPERIO_REG_DEVID);
@@ -370,14 +371,14 @@ static int __init smsc47b397_find(unsigned short *addr)
         rev = superio_inb(SUPERIO_REG_DEVREV);
 
         superio_select(SUPERIO_REG_LD8);
-        *addr = (superio_inb(SUPERIO_REG_BASE_MSB) << 8)
+        addr = (superio_inb(SUPERIO_REG_BASE_MSB) << 8)
                  |  superio_inb(SUPERIO_REG_BASE_LSB);
 
         pr_info("found SMSC %s (base address 0x%04x, revision %u)\n",
-                name, *addr, rev);
+                name, addr, rev);
 
         superio_exit();
-        return 0;
+        return addr;
 }
 
 static int __init smsc47b397_init(void)
@@ -385,9 +386,10 @@ static int __init smsc47b397_init(void)
         unsigned short address;
         int ret;
 
-        ret = smsc47b397_find(&address);
-        if (ret)
+        ret = smsc47b397_find();
+        if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
+        address = ret;
 
         ret = platform_driver_register(&smsc47b397_driver);
         if (ret)