diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c
index 3eb4281689b5..d74241bb278c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm1021.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_max(struct device *dev,
 	struct adm1021_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct i2c_client *client = data->client;
 	long temp;
-	int err;
+	int reg_val, err;
 
 	err = kstrtol(buf, 10, &temp);
 	if (err)
@@ -193,10 +193,11 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_max(struct device *dev,
 	temp /= 1000;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
-	data->temp_max[index] = clamp_val(temp, -128, 127);
+	reg_val = clamp_val(temp, -128, 127);
+	data->temp_max[index] = reg_val * 1000;
 	if (!read_only)
 		i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, ADM1021_REG_TOS_W(index),
-					  data->temp_max[index]);
+					  reg_val);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 
 	return count;
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_min(struct device *dev,
 	struct adm1021_data *data = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct i2c_client *client = data->client;
 	long temp;
-	int err;
+	int reg_val, err;
 
 	err = kstrtol(buf, 10, &temp);
 	if (err)
@@ -218,10 +219,11 @@ static ssize_t set_temp_min(struct device *dev,
 	temp /= 1000;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
-	data->temp_min[index] = clamp_val(temp, -128, 127);
+	reg_val = clamp_val(temp, -128, 127);
+	data->temp_min[index] = reg_val * 1000;
 	if (!read_only)
 		i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, ADM1021_REG_THYST_W(index),
-					  data->temp_min[index]);
+					  reg_val);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 
 	return count;