diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
index f2b377c..7b0260d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627ehf.c
@@ -1715,7 +1715,8 @@
 }
 
 /* Get the monitoring functions started */
-static inline void __devinit w83627ehf_init_device(struct w83627ehf_data *data)
+static inline void __devinit w83627ehf_init_device(struct w83627ehf_data *data,
+						   enum kinds kind)
 {
 	int i;
 	u8 tmp, diode;
@@ -1746,10 +1747,16 @@
 		w83627ehf_write_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_VBAT, tmp | 0x01);
 
 	/* Get thermal sensor types */
-	diode = w83627ehf_read_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_DIODE);
+	switch (kind) {
+	case w83627ehf:
+		diode = w83627ehf_read_value(data, W83627EHF_REG_DIODE);
+		break;
+	default:
+		diode = 0x70;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		if ((tmp & (0x02 << i)))
-			data->temp_type[i] = (diode & (0x10 << i)) ? 1 : 2;
+			data->temp_type[i] = (diode & (0x10 << i)) ? 1 : 3;
 		else
 			data->temp_type[i] = 4; /* thermistor */
 	}
@@ -2016,7 +2023,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the chip */
-	w83627ehf_init_device(data);
+	w83627ehf_init_device(data, sio_data->kind);
 
 	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 	superio_enter(sio_data->sioreg);