diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/tc74.c b/drivers/hwmon/tc74.c
index 9984373a25fb..7fb7b50ad1ad 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/tc74.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/tc74.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static ssize_t temp_input_show(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", data->temp_input * 1000);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", data->temp_input * 1000);
 }
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR_RO(temp1_input, temp_input, 0);