diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/nct6775-core.c b/drivers/hwmon/nct6775-core.c
index b5b81bd83bb1..d928eb8ae5a3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/nct6775-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/nct6775-core.c
@@ -1614,17 +1614,21 @@ struct nct6775_data *nct6775_update_device(struct device *dev)
 							  data->fan_div[i]);
 
 			if (data->has_fan_min & BIT(i)) {
-				err = nct6775_read_value(data, data->REG_FAN_MIN[i], &reg);
+				u16 tmp;
+
+				err = nct6775_read_value(data, data->REG_FAN_MIN[i], &tmp);
 				if (err)
 					goto out;
-				data->fan_min[i] = reg;
+				data->fan_min[i] = tmp;
 			}
 
 			if (data->REG_FAN_PULSES[i]) {
-				err = nct6775_read_value(data, data->REG_FAN_PULSES[i], &reg);
+				u16 tmp;
+
+				err = nct6775_read_value(data, data->REG_FAN_PULSES[i], &tmp);
 				if (err)
 					goto out;
-				data->fan_pulses[i] = (reg >> data->FAN_PULSE_SHIFT[i]) & 0x03;
+				data->fan_pulses[i] = (tmp >> data->FAN_PULSE_SHIFT[i]) & 0x03;
 			}
 
 			err = nct6775_select_fan_div(dev, data, i, reg);