diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c
index 866b401..ac067fd 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm77.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 		       struct i2c_board_info *info)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = new_client->adapter;
+	int i, cur, conf, hyst, crit, min, max;
 
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA |
 				     I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA))
@@ -265,52 +266,49 @@
 	   4. registers cycling over 8-address boundaries
 
 	   Word-sized registers are high-byte first. */
-	if (kind < 0) {
-		int i, cur, conf, hyst, crit, min, max;
 
-		/* addresses cycling */
-		cur = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 0);
-		conf = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client, 1);
-		hyst = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 2);
-		crit = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 3);
-		min = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 4);
-		max = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 5);
-		for (i = 8; i <= 0xff; i += 8)
-			if (i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client, i + 1) != conf
-			    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 2) != hyst
-			    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 3) != crit
-			    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 4) != min
-			    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 5) != max)
-				return -ENODEV;
-
-		/* sign bits */
-		if (((cur & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (cur & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
-		    || ((hyst & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (hyst & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
-		    || ((crit & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (crit & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
-		    || ((min & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (min & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
-		    || ((max & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (max & 0x00f0) != 0x0))
+	/* addresses cycling */
+	cur = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 0);
+	conf = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client, 1);
+	hyst = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 2);
+	crit = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 3);
+	min = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 4);
+	max = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 5);
+	for (i = 8; i <= 0xff; i += 8) {
+		if (i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client, i + 1) != conf
+		 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 2) != hyst
+		 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 3) != crit
+		 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 4) != min
+		 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, i + 5) != max)
 			return -ENODEV;
-
-		/* unused bits */
-		if (conf & 0xe0)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
-		/* 0x06 and 0x07 return the last read value */
-		cur = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 0);
-		if (i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 6) != cur
-		    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 7) != cur)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		hyst = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 2);
-		if (i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 6) != hyst
-		    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 7) != hyst)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		min = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 4);
-		if (i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 6) != min
-		    || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 7) != min)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
 	}
 
+	/* sign bits */
+	if (((cur & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (cur & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
+	 || ((hyst & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (hyst & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
+	 || ((crit & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (crit & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
+	 || ((min & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (min & 0x00f0) != 0x0)
+	 || ((max & 0x00f0) != 0xf0 && (max & 0x00f0) != 0x0))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* unused bits */
+	if (conf & 0xe0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* 0x06 and 0x07 return the last read value */
+	cur = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 0);
+	if (i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 6) != cur
+	 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 7) != cur)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	hyst = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 2);
+	if (i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 6) != hyst
+	 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 7) != hyst)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	min = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 4);
+	if (i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 6) != min
+	 || i2c_smbus_read_word_data(new_client, 7) != min)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	strlcpy(info->type, "lm77", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
 
 	return 0;