diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
index 1363d9f89181..cb4c65a7f288 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
@@ -3188,7 +3188,7 @@ static int pmbus_regulator_notify(struct pmbus_data *data, int page, int event)
 
 static int pmbus_write_smbalert_mask(struct i2c_client *client, u8 page, u8 reg, u8 val)
 {
-	return pmbus_write_word_data(client, page, PMBUS_SMBALERT_MASK, reg | (val << 8));
+	return _pmbus_write_word_data(client, page, PMBUS_SMBALERT_MASK, reg | (val << 8));
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t pmbus_fault_handler(int irq, void *pdata)