diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/axi-fan-control.c b/drivers/hwmon/axi-fan-control.c
index d2092c17d9935500ccfa190763c37de66d99b30f..96c4a5c45291fc7efbf0a8b8acdc94bb7902225e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/axi-fan-control.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/axi-fan-control.c
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ static irqreturn_t axi_fan_control_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 			ctl->update_tacho_params = true;
 		} else {
 			ctl->hw_pwm_req = false;
-			sysfs_notify(&ctl->hdev->kobj, NULL, "pwm1");
+			hwmon_notify_event(ctl->hdev, hwmon_pwm,
+					   hwmon_pwm_input, 0);
 		}
 	}