diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c b/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c
index ebe7b9a..a3b56c8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gl520sm.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 /* Client data */
 struct gl520_data {
 	struct i2c_client client;
-	struct class_device *class_dev;
+	struct device *hwmon_dev;
 	struct mutex update_lock;
 	char valid;		/* zero until the following fields are valid */
 	unsigned long last_updated;	/* in jiffies */
@@ -622,9 +622,9 @@
 	}
 
 
-	data->class_dev = hwmon_device_register(&new_client->dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(data->class_dev)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(data->class_dev);
+	data->hwmon_dev = hwmon_device_register(&new_client->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->hwmon_dev)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(data->hwmon_dev);
 		goto exit_remove_files;
 	}
 
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
 	struct gl520_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 	int err;
 
-	hwmon_device_unregister(data->class_dev);
+	hwmon_device_unregister(data->hwmon_dev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &gl520_group);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&client->dev.kobj, &gl520_group_opt);