1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index 1002befd87d5..5e39e2d40380 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ static ssize_t set_sensor(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
         mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
 
+        data->sensor = it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_ENABLE);
         data->sensor &= ~(1 << nr);
         data->sensor &= ~(8 << nr);
         if (val == 2) { /* backwards compatibility */
@@ -1841,14 +1842,10 @@ static void __devinit it87_init_device(struct platform_device *pdev)
                         it87_write_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_HIGH(i), 127);
         }
 
-        /* Check if temperature channels are reset manually or by some reason */
-        tmp = it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_ENABLE);
-        if ((tmp & 0x3f) == 0) {
-                /* Temp1,Temp3=thermistor; Temp2=thermal diode */
-                tmp = (tmp & 0xc0) | 0x2a;
-                it87_write_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_ENABLE, tmp);
-        }
-        data->sensor = tmp;
+        /* Temperature channels are not forcibly enabled, as they can be
+         * set to two different sensor types and we can't guess which one
+         * is correct for a given system. These channels can be enabled at
+         * run-time through the temp{1-3}_type sysfs accessors if needed. */
 
         /* Check if voltage monitors are reset manually or by some reason */
         tmp = it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_VIN_ENABLE);