diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
index bdfd675..d2dd5f9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm90.c
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static ssize_t set_update_interval(struct device *dev,
 		return err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
-	lm90_set_convrate(client, data, val);
+	lm90_set_convrate(client, data, SENSORS_LIMIT(val, 0, 100000));
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 
 	return count;