diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ltc2945.c b/drivers/hwmon/ltc2945.c
index 9af3e3821152..ac15298a6558 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ltc2945.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ltc2945.c
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ static ssize_t ltc2945_value_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	/* convert to register value, then clamp and write result */
 	regval = ltc2945_val_to_reg(dev, reg, val);
+	if (regval < 0)
+		return regval;
 	if (is_power_reg(reg)) {
 		regval = clamp_val(regval, 0, 0xffffff);
 		regbuf[0] = regval >> 16;