diff --git a/drivers/misc/ics932s401.c b/drivers/misc/ics932s401.c
index 2bdf560ee681..0f9ea75b0b18 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ics932s401.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ics932s401.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static struct ics932s401_data *ics932s401_update_device(struct device *dev)
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_MIRRORED_REGS; i++) {
 		temp = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client, regs_to_copy[i]);
 		if (temp < 0)
-			data->regs[regs_to_copy[i]] = 0;
+			temp = 0;
 		data->regs[regs_to_copy[i]] = temp >> 8;
 	}