diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/ic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/ic.c
index 03b355dabab3..abf3eda683f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/ic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/therm/ic.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ probe_monitoring_device(struct nvkm_i2c_bus *bus,
 
 	request_module("%s%s", I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, info->type);
 
-	client = i2c_new_device(&bus->i2c, info);
-	if (!client)
+	client = i2c_new_client_device(&bus->i2c, info);
+	if (IS_ERR(client))
 		return false;
 
 	if (!client->dev.driver ||