diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xlp9xx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xlp9xx.c
index ae80228104e9f6a613669b431f3807e0281fd175..6b106e94bc0959046e94576e45be4685e9ea68c4 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xlp9xx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-xlp9xx.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ static int xlp9xx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&priv->msg_complete);
 	priv->adapter.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	priv->adapter.algo = &xlp9xx_i2c_algo;
+	priv->adapter.class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON;
 	ACPI_COMPANION_SET(&priv->adapter.dev, ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev));
 	priv->adapter.dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	priv->dev = &pdev->dev;