diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sht3x.c b/drivers/hwmon/sht3x.c
index b73a48832732..6ea99cd6ae79 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sht3x.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sht3x.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static int sht3x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->setup.blocking_io = false;
 	data->setup.high_precision = true;
 	data->mode = 0;
-	data->last_update = 0;
+	data->last_update = jiffies - msecs_to_jiffies(3000);
 	data->client = client;
 	crc8_populate_msb(sht3x_crc8_table, SHT3X_CRC8_POLYNOMIAL);