diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/jc42.c b/drivers/hwmon/jc42.c
index 934991237061..02cebb74e206 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/jc42.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/jc42.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops jc42_dev_pm_ops = {
 
 /* This is the driver that will be inserted */
 static struct i2c_driver jc42_driver = {
-	.class		= I2C_CLASS_HWMON,
+	.class		= I2C_CLASS_SPD,
 	.driver = {
 		.name	= "jc42",
 		.pm = JC42_DEV_PM_OPS,
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index f1e3ff5880a9..a6c652ef516d 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void i2c_unlock_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *);
 /* i2c adapter classes (bitmask) */
 #define I2C_CLASS_HWMON		(1<<0)	/* lm_sensors, ... */
 #define I2C_CLASS_DDC		(1<<3)	/* DDC bus on graphics adapters */
-#define I2C_CLASS_SPD		(1<<7)	/* SPD EEPROMs and similar */
+#define I2C_CLASS_SPD		(1<<7)	/* Memory modules */
 
 /* Internal numbers to terminate lists */
 #define I2C_CLIENT_END		0xfffeU