diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c b/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c
index a98c917b5888f219ad219ebb7ed7b20d7d937dea..789bd4fb329b9b2eeca82b07751ab538b5c19e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/emc6w201.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static struct emc6w201_data *emc6w201_update_device(struct device *dev)
  * Sysfs callback functions
  */
 
-static const u16 nominal_mv[6] = { 2500, 1500, 3300, 5000, 1500, 1500 };
+static const s16 nominal_mv[6] = { 2500, 1500, 3300, 5000, 1500, 1500 };
 
 static ssize_t show_in(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
 	char *buf)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c
index 8fa2632cbbaf7b8f817cfe24a46e176f092646fb..7272176a9ec786c397b6427d43ac42b10ff80fb2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm73.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static ssize_t set_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *da,
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	long temp;
 	short value;
+	s32 err;
 
 	int status = kstrtol(buf, 10, &temp);
 	if (status < 0)
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ static ssize_t set_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *da,
 	/* Write value */
 	value = (short) SENSORS_LIMIT(temp/250, (LM73_TEMP_MIN*4),
 		(LM73_TEMP_MAX*4)) << 5;
-	i2c_smbus_write_word_swapped(client, attr->index, value);
-	return count;
+	err = i2c_smbus_write_word_swapped(client, attr->index, value);
+	return (err < 0) ? err : count;
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *da,
@@ -66,11 +67,16 @@ static ssize_t show_temp(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *da,
 {
 	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(da);
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
+	int temp;
+
+	s32 err = i2c_smbus_read_word_swapped(client, attr->index);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	/* use integer division instead of equivalent right shift to
 	   guarantee arithmetic shift and preserve the sign */
-	int temp = ((s16) (i2c_smbus_read_word_swapped(client,
-		    attr->index))*250) / 32;
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", temp);
+	temp = (((s16) err) * 250) / 32;
+	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", temp);
 }