diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
index 1002bef..5e39e2d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/it87.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
 
+	data->sensor = it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_ENABLE);
 	data->sensor &= ~(1 << nr);
 	data->sensor &= ~(8 << nr);
 	if (val == 2) {	/* backwards compatibility */
@@ -1841,14 +1842,10 @@
 			it87_write_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_HIGH(i), 127);
 	}
 
-	/* Check if temperature channels are reset manually or by some reason */
-	tmp = it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_ENABLE);
-	if ((tmp & 0x3f) == 0) {
-		/* Temp1,Temp3=thermistor; Temp2=thermal diode */
-		tmp = (tmp & 0xc0) | 0x2a;
-		it87_write_value(data, IT87_REG_TEMP_ENABLE, tmp);
-	}
-	data->sensor = tmp;
+	/* Temperature channels are not forcibly enabled, as they can be
+	 * set to two different sensor types and we can't guess which one
+	 * is correct for a given system. These channels can be enabled at
+	 * run-time through the temp{1-3}_type sysfs accessors if needed. */
 
 	/* Check if voltage monitors are reset manually or by some reason */
 	tmp = it87_read_value(data, IT87_REG_VIN_ENABLE);