diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c b/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c
index 772d2a409bb5..c45b984c02e6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adt7470.c
@@ -1049,8 +1049,10 @@ static ssize_t pwm_auto_temp_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (temp < 0)
 		return temp;
 
+	if (temp > 0xF)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
-	data->pwm_automatic[attr->index] = temp;
 
 	if (!(attr->index % 2)) {
 		mask = 0xF0;
@@ -1061,6 +1063,9 @@ static ssize_t pwm_auto_temp_store(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	err = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, pwm_auto_reg, mask, val);
+	if (!err)
+		data->pwm_auto_temp[attr->index] = temp;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 
 	return err < 0 ? err : count;