diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
index d2c04b6a3f2b..015f1ea31966 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
@@ -894,12 +894,12 @@ w83781d_detect_subclients(struct i2c_client *new_client)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_sc; i++) {
-		data->lm75[i] = i2c_new_dummy(adapter, sc_addr[i]);
-		if (!data->lm75[i]) {
+		data->lm75[i] = i2c_new_dummy_device(adapter, sc_addr[i]);
+		if (IS_ERR(data->lm75[i])) {
 			dev_err(&new_client->dev,
 				"Subclient %d registration at address 0x%x failed.\n",
 				i, sc_addr[i]);
-			err = -ENOMEM;
+			err = PTR_ERR(data->lm75[i]);
 			if (i == 1)
 				goto ERROR_SC_3;
 			goto ERROR_SC_2;