diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
index 708bf0e7e4ac..7fef2a1194d9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ enum chips { lm90, adm1032, lm99, lm86, max6657, max6659, adt7461, max6680,
 #define LM90_FLAG_ADT7461_EXT	(1 << 0) /* ADT7461 extended mode	*/
 /* Device features */
 #define LM90_HAVE_OFFSET	(1 << 1) /* temperature offset register	*/
-#define LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT	(1 << 2) /* extended local temperature	*/
 #define LM90_HAVE_REM_LIMIT_EXT	(1 << 3) /* extended remote limit	*/
 #define LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY	(1 << 4) /* 3rd upper (emergency) limit	*/
 #define LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY_ALARM (1 << 5)/* emergency alarm		*/
@@ -214,8 +213,7 @@ struct lm90_params {
 	u16 alert_alarms;	/* Which alarm bits trigger ALERT# */
 				/* Upper 8 bits for max6695/96 */
 	u8 max_convrate;	/* Maximum conversion rate register value */
-	u8 reg_local_ext;	/* Local extension register if
-				   LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT is set*/
+	u8 reg_local_ext;	/* Extended local temp register (optional) */
 };
 
 static const struct lm90_params lm90_params[] = {
@@ -247,19 +245,17 @@ static const struct lm90_params lm90_params[] = {
 		.max_convrate = 9,
 	},
 	[max6646] = {
-		.flags = LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT,
 		.alert_alarms = 0x7c,
 		.max_convrate = 6,
 		.reg_local_ext = MAX6657_REG_R_LOCAL_TEMPL,
 	},
 	[max6657] = {
-		.flags = LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT,
 		.alert_alarms = 0x7c,
 		.max_convrate = 8,
 		.reg_local_ext = MAX6657_REG_R_LOCAL_TEMPL,
 	},
 	[max6659] = {
-		.flags = LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT | LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY,
+		.flags = LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY,
 		.alert_alarms = 0x7c,
 		.max_convrate = 8,
 		.reg_local_ext = MAX6657_REG_R_LOCAL_TEMPL,
@@ -270,7 +266,7 @@ static const struct lm90_params lm90_params[] = {
 		.max_convrate = 7,
 	},
 	[max6696] = {
-		.flags = LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT | LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY
+		.flags = LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY
 		  | LM90_HAVE_EMERGENCY_ALARM | LM90_HAVE_TEMP3,
 		.alert_alarms = 0x187c,
 		.max_convrate = 6,
@@ -282,8 +278,7 @@ static const struct lm90_params lm90_params[] = {
 		.max_convrate = 8,
 	},
 	[sa56004] = {
-		.flags = LM90_HAVE_OFFSET | LM90_HAVE_REM_LIMIT_EXT
-		  | LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT,
+		.flags = LM90_HAVE_OFFSET | LM90_HAVE_REM_LIMIT_EXT,
 		.alert_alarms = 0x7b,
 		.max_convrate = 9,
 		.reg_local_ext = SA56004_REG_R_LOCAL_TEMPL,
@@ -476,7 +471,7 @@ static struct lm90_data *lm90_update_device(struct device *dev)
 		lm90_read_reg(client, LM90_REG_R_REMOTE_CRIT, &data->temp8[3]);
 		lm90_read_reg(client, LM90_REG_R_TCRIT_HYST, &data->temp_hyst);
 
-		if (data->flags & LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT) {
+		if (data->reg_local_ext) {
 			lm90_read16(client, LM90_REG_R_LOCAL_TEMP,
 				    data->reg_local_ext,
 				    &data->temp11[4]);
@@ -1397,15 +1392,11 @@ static int lm90_probe(struct i2c_client *new_client,
 
 	/* Set chip capabilities */
 	data->flags = lm90_params[data->kind].flags;
+	data->reg_local_ext = lm90_params[data->kind].reg_local_ext;
 
 	/* Set maximum conversion rate */
 	data->max_convrate = lm90_params[data->kind].max_convrate;
 
-	if (data->flags & LM90_HAVE_LOCAL_EXT) {
-		data->reg_local_ext = lm90_params[data->kind].reg_local_ext;
-		WARN_ON(data->reg_local_ext == 0);
-	}
-
 	/* Initialize the LM90 chip */
 	lm90_init_client(new_client);