diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
index 3195a26..5da66ab 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
@@ -427,40 +427,34 @@
 		       struct i2c_board_info *info)
 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *adapter = new_client->adapter;
+	u8 man_id, chip_id, reg_config1, reg_config2;
+	u8 reg_alert_status, reg_alert_mask;
 
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (kind < 0) { /* must identify */
-		u8 man_id, chip_id, reg_config1, reg_config2;
-		u8 reg_alert_status, reg_alert_mask;
+	man_id = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client, LM63_REG_MAN_ID);
+	chip_id = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client, LM63_REG_CHIP_ID);
 
-		man_id = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
-			 LM63_REG_MAN_ID);
-		chip_id = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
-			  LM63_REG_CHIP_ID);
-		reg_config1 = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
-			      LM63_REG_CONFIG1);
-		reg_config2 = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
-			      LM63_REG_CONFIG2);
-		reg_alert_status = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
-				   LM63_REG_ALERT_STATUS);
-		reg_alert_mask = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
-				 LM63_REG_ALERT_MASK);
+	reg_config1 = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
+		      LM63_REG_CONFIG1);
+	reg_config2 = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
+		      LM63_REG_CONFIG2);
+	reg_alert_status = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
+			   LM63_REG_ALERT_STATUS);
+	reg_alert_mask = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(new_client,
+			 LM63_REG_ALERT_MASK);
 
-		if (man_id == 0x01 /* National Semiconductor */
-		 && chip_id == 0x41 /* LM63 */
-		 && (reg_config1 & 0x18) == 0x00
-		 && (reg_config2 & 0xF8) == 0x00
-		 && (reg_alert_status & 0x20) == 0x00
-		 && (reg_alert_mask & 0xA4) == 0xA4) {
-			kind = lm63;
-		} else { /* failed */
-			dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "Unsupported chip "
-				"(man_id=0x%02X, chip_id=0x%02X).\n",
-				man_id, chip_id);
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
+	if (man_id != 0x01 /* National Semiconductor */
+	 || chip_id != 0x41 /* LM63 */
+	 || (reg_config1 & 0x18) != 0x00
+	 || (reg_config2 & 0xF8) != 0x00
+	 || (reg_alert_status & 0x20) != 0x00
+	 || (reg_alert_mask & 0xA4) != 0xA4) {
+		dev_dbg(&adapter->dev,
+			"Unsupported chip (man_id=0x%02X, chip_id=0x%02X)\n",
+			man_id, chip_id);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	strlcpy(info->type, "lm63", I2C_NAME_SIZE);