diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
index db551d869feb31e64663366ef0d5e0fed27eaf25..4e9b19c6732fefb22012e94b324b32eb02a5024a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static int ibmpex_find_sensors(struct ibmpex_bmc_data *data)
 			sensor_type = TEMP_SENSOR;
 			num_temp++;
 			sensor_counter = num_temp;
-			data->sensors[i].multiplier = 1;
+			data->sensors[i].multiplier = 1000;
 		} else
 			continue;