diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
index 79bc2032dcb2..da261d32450d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/ibm-cffps.c
@@ -171,8 +171,14 @@ static ssize_t ibm_cffps_debugfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 		cmd = CFFPS_SN_CMD;
 		break;
 	case CFFPS_DEBUGFS_MAX_POWER_OUT:
-		rc = i2c_smbus_read_word_swapped(psu->client,
-						 CFFPS_MAX_POWER_OUT_CMD);
+		if (psu->version == cffps1) {
+			rc = i2c_smbus_read_word_swapped(psu->client,
+					CFFPS_MAX_POWER_OUT_CMD);
+		} else {
+			rc = i2c_smbus_read_word_data(psu->client,
+					CFFPS_MAX_POWER_OUT_CMD);
+		}
+
 		if (rc < 0)
 			return rc;