diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c b/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c
index 8b72e8fe34c1..be02f32bf143 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/mr75203.c
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ static int mr75203_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				if (pvt->vm_idx[i] >= vm_num ||
 				    pvt->vm_idx[i] == 0xff) {
 					num = i;
+					pvt->v_num = i;
+					vm_num = i;
 					break;
 				}
 		}