diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index e7701d99f8e8..f1de3979181f 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ static void __devinit it87_init_device(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Start monitoring */
 	it87_write_value(data, IT87_REG_CONFIG,
-			 (it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_CONFIG) & 0x36)
+			 (it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_CONFIG) & 0x3e)
 			 | (update_vbat ? 0x41 : 0x01));
 }