diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/emc1403.c b/drivers/hwmon/emc1403.c
index 677da4f11467..d5c33d5c0389 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/emc1403.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/emc1403.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int emc1403_detect(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	id = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, THERMAL_REVISION_REG);
-	if (id != 0x01)
+	if (id < 0x01 || id > 0x04)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	return 0;