diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
index 44e1cd21bb0130ae1e4b0251893c451a630c4a6d..3ca19fc234fb45122be765f517288aa419b3d516 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ static int __init i2c_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adap->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	snprintf(adap->name, sizeof(adap->name), "i2c-gpio%d", pdev->id);
 	adap->algo_data = bit_data;
+	adap->class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON;
 	adap->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 
 	/*