diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
index 5e6457a..babbcb8 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #define LM63_REG_TACH_LIMIT_MSB		0x49
 #define LM63_REG_TACH_LIMIT_LSB		0x48
 
+#define LM63_REG_SPINUP			0x4B
 #define LM63_REG_PWM_VALUE		0x4C
 #define LM63_REG_PWM_FREQ		0x4D
 #define LM63_REG_LUT_TEMP_HYST		0x4F
@@ -997,6 +998,9 @@
 			data->remote_unsigned = true;
 	}
 
+	/* 50% spinup for 3.2 seconds */
+	i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, LM63_REG_SPINUP, 0x0f);
+
 	/* Show some debug info about the LM63 configuration */
 	if (data->kind == lm63)
 		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "Alert/tach pin configured for %s\n",