diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/it87.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/it87.c
index 16dbfd8..7984bf9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/it87.c
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@
 					((val)+500)/1000),-128,127))
 #define TEMP_FROM_REG(val) (((val)>0x80?(val)-0x100:(val))*1000)
 
-#define ALARMS_FROM_REG(val) (val)
-
 #define PWM_TO_REG(val)   ((val) >> 1)
 #define PWM_FROM_REG(val) (((val)&0x7f) << 1)
 
@@ -665,7 +663,7 @@
 static ssize_t show_alarms(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct it87_data *data = it87_update_device(dev);
-	return sprintf(buf,"%d\n", ALARMS_FROM_REG(data->alarms));
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", data->alarms);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(alarms, S_IRUGO, show_alarms, NULL);