diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c b/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
index fc6d6a9053ce..984dfbf40233 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ static int __init applesmc_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_light_sysfs;
 
-	hwmon_dev = hwmon_device_register(&pdev->dev);
+	hwmon_dev = hwmon_device_register_with_info(&pdev->dev, "applesmc", NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(hwmon_dev)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(hwmon_dev);
 		goto out_light_ledclass;