diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c b/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c
index 2f58f65..38a44c3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/max1619.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
 struct max1619_data {
 	struct i2c_client client;
-	struct class_device *class_dev;
+	struct device *hwmon_dev;
 	struct mutex update_lock;
 	char valid; /* zero until following fields are valid */
 	unsigned long last_updated; /* in jiffies */
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@
 	if ((err = sysfs_create_group(&new_client->dev.kobj, &max1619_group)))
 		goto exit_detach;
 
-	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;
 	}
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 	struct max1619_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, &max1619_group);
 
 	if ((err = i2c_detach_client(client)))