diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
index 1a587253d71..87fae937e66 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ibm_iic.c
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ static int __devinit iic_probe(struct ocp_device *ocp){
 	strcpy(adap->name, "IBM IIC");
 	i2c_set_adapdata(adap, dev);
 	adap->id = I2C_HW_OCP;
+	adap->class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON;
 	adap->algo = &iic_algo;
 	adap->client_register = NULL;
 	adap->client_unregister = NULL;