diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/mlxreg-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/mlxreg-fan.c
index 89fe7b9fe26b..6ecc45c06849 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/mlxreg-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/mlxreg-fan.c
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ mlxreg_fan_read(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type, u32 attr,
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 
+			if (MLXREG_FAN_GET_FAULT(regval, tacho->mask)) {
+				/* FAN is broken - return zero for FAN speed. */
+				*val = 0;
+				return 0;
+			}
+
 			*val = MLXREG_FAN_GET_RPM(regval, fan->divider,
 						  fan->samples);
 			break;