diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ltc2978.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ltc2978.c
index 0127273883f0..531aa674a928 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ltc2978.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ltc2978.c
@@ -196,6 +196,17 @@ static int ltc_read_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, int reg)
 	return pmbus_read_byte_data(client, page, reg);
 }
 
+static int ltc_write_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client, int page, int reg, u8 value)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ltc_wait_ready(client);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return pmbus_write_byte_data(client, page, reg, value);
+}
+
 static int ltc_write_byte(struct i2c_client *client, int page, u8 byte)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -681,6 +692,7 @@ static int ltc2978_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	info = &data->info;
 	info->write_word_data = ltc2978_write_word_data;
 	info->write_byte = ltc_write_byte;
+	info->write_byte_data = ltc_write_byte_data;
 	info->read_word_data = ltc_read_word_data;
 	info->read_byte_data = ltc_read_byte_data;