diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/max6697.c b/drivers/hwmon/max6697.c
index 6b4a52838818..dd906cf491ca 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/max6697.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/max6697.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int max6697_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	int err;
 
-	regmap = regmap_init_i2c(client, &max6697_regmap_config);
+	regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(client, &max6697_regmap_config);
 	if (IS_ERR(regmap))
 		return PTR_ERR(regmap);