diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
index 4efa2bd4f6d8..fa613bd209e3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ extern const struct regulator_ops pmbus_regulator_ops;
 /* Function declarations */
 
 void pmbus_clear_cache(struct i2c_client *client);
-int pmbus_set_page(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page);
-int pmbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page, u8 reg);
-int pmbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page, u8 reg, u16 word);
+int pmbus_set_page(struct i2c_client *client, int page);
+int pmbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg);
+int pmbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg, u16 word);
 int pmbus_read_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg);
 int pmbus_write_byte(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 value);
 int pmbus_write_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg,
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
index 302f0aef59de..52a58b8b6e1b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ void pmbus_clear_cache(struct i2c_client *client)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pmbus_clear_cache);
 
-int pmbus_set_page(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page)
+int pmbus_set_page(struct i2c_client *client, int page)
 {
 	struct pmbus_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int rv = 0;
 	int newpage;
 
-	if (page != data->currpage) {
+	if (page >= 0 && page != data->currpage) {
 		rv = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE, page);
 		newpage = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE);
 		if (newpage != page)
@@ -158,11 +158,9 @@ int pmbus_write_byte(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 value)
 {
 	int rv;
 
-	if (page >= 0) {
-		rv = pmbus_set_page(client, page);
-		if (rv < 0)
-			return rv;
-	}
+	rv = pmbus_set_page(client, page);
+	if (rv < 0)
+		return rv;
 
 	return i2c_smbus_write_byte(client, value);
 }
@@ -186,7 +184,8 @@ static int _pmbus_write_byte(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 value)
 	return pmbus_write_byte(client, page, value);
 }
 
-int pmbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page, u8 reg, u16 word)
+int pmbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg,
+			  u16 word)
 {
 	int rv;
 
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ static int _pmbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, int reg,
 	return pmbus_write_word_data(client, page, reg, word);
 }
 
-int pmbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page, u8 reg)
+int pmbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg)
 {
 	int rv;
 
@@ -255,11 +254,9 @@ int pmbus_read_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 reg)
 {
 	int rv;
 
-	if (page >= 0) {
-		rv = pmbus_set_page(client, page);
-		if (rv < 0)
-			return rv;
-	}
+	rv = pmbus_set_page(client, page);
+	if (rv < 0)
+		return rv;
 
 	return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, reg);
 }