diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/tmp401.c b/drivers/hwmon/tmp401.c
index 02c5a3bb1071..84aaf817144c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/tmp401.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/tmp401.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int tmp401_chip_read(struct device *dev, u32 attr, int channel, long *val
 		ret = regmap_read(data->regmap, TMP401_CONVERSION_RATE, &regval);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
-		*val = (1 << (7 - regval)) * 125;
+		*val = (1 << (7 - min(regval, 7))) * 125;
 		break;
 	case hwmon_chip_temp_reset_history:
 		*val = 0;