diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
index 3ce825489e349c0c106646356397aa87eae69531..988ae1c4aada69ebb2f9315258ac1b4ee878f65b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm87.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ static int lm87_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	}
 
 	if (!(data->channel & CHAN_NO_VID)) {
+		data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 		if ((err = device_create_file(&new_client->dev,
 					&dev_attr_cpu0_vid))
 		 || (err = device_create_file(&new_client->dev,
@@ -779,7 +780,6 @@ static void lm87_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 	u8 config;
 
 	data->channel = lm87_read_value(client, LM87_REG_CHANNEL_MODE);
-	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
 
 	config = lm87_read_value(client, LM87_REG_CONFIG);
 	if (!(config & 0x01)) {
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
index d7e240635b3b7b3d370d81db423e48e90b3249a8..3ed67a5cd53c216f94e4c291606b201e47db3bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83627hf.c
@@ -1181,12 +1181,16 @@ static int w83627hf_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 					&dev_attr_temp3_type)))
 			goto ERROR4;
 
-	if (kind != w83697hf && data->vid != 0xff)
+	if (kind != w83697hf && data->vid != 0xff) {
+		/* Convert VID to voltage based on VRM */
+		data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
+
 		if ((err = device_create_file(&new_client->dev,
 					&dev_attr_cpu0_vid))
 		 || (err = device_create_file(&new_client->dev,
 					&dev_attr_vrm)))
 			goto ERROR4;
+	}
 
 	if (kind == w83627thf || kind == w83637hf || kind == w83687thf)
 		if ((err = device_create_file(&new_client->dev,
@@ -1420,9 +1424,6 @@ static void w83627hf_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 			w83627hf_read_value(client, W83627THF_REG_VRM_OVT_CFG);
 	}
 
-	/* Convert VID to voltage based on VRM */
-	data->vrm = vid_which_vrm();
-
 	tmp = w83627hf_read_value(client, W83781D_REG_SCFG1);
 	for (i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
 		if (!(tmp & BIT_SCFG1[i - 1])) {