diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ltc2947-core.c b/drivers/hwmon/ltc2947-core.c
index 7404e974762f..2dbbbac9de09 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ltc2947-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ltc2947-core.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int ltc2947_read_temp(struct device *dev, const u32 attr, long *val,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* in milidegrees celcius, temp is given by: */
-	*val = (__val * 204) + 550;
+	*val = (__val * 204) + 5500;
 
 	return 0;
 }