diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1275.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1275.c
index e25f541227da..19317575d1c6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1275.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1275.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, adm1275_id);
 static int adm1275_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
+	s32 (*config_read_fn)(const struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg);
 	u8 block_buffer[I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX + 1];
 	int config, device_config;
 	int ret;
@@ -510,11 +511,16 @@ static int adm1275_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			   "Device mismatch: Configured %s, detected %s\n",
 			   id->name, mid->name);
 
-	config = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, ADM1275_PMON_CONFIG);
+	if (mid->driver_data == adm1272 || mid->driver_data == adm1278 ||
+	    mid->driver_data == adm1293 || mid->driver_data == adm1294)
+		config_read_fn = i2c_smbus_read_word_data;
+	else
+		config_read_fn = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data;
+	config = config_read_fn(client, ADM1275_PMON_CONFIG);
 	if (config < 0)
 		return config;
 
-	device_config = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, ADM1275_DEVICE_CONFIG);
+	device_config = config_read_fn(client, ADM1275_DEVICE_CONFIG);
 	if (device_config < 0)
 		return device_config;