diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
index 24a96f8..a9e6212 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm63.c
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ static const unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x18, 0x4c, 0x4e, I2C_CLIENT_END };
 				 (val) >= 127000 ? 127 : \
 				 (val) < 0 ? ((val) - 500) / 1000 : \
 				 ((val) + 500) / 1000)
+#define TEMP8U_TO_REG(val)	((val) <= 0 ? 0 : \
+				 (val) >= 255000 ? 255 : \
+				 ((val) + 500) / 1000)
 #define TEMP11_FROM_REG(reg)	((reg) / 32 * 125)
 #define TEMP11_TO_REG(val)	((val) <= -128000 ? 0x8000 : \
 				 (val) >= 127875 ? 0x7FE0 : \
@@ -313,22 +316,33 @@ static ssize_t show_remote_temp8(struct device *dev,
 		       + data->temp2_offset);
 }
 
-static ssize_t set_local_temp8(struct device *dev,
-			       struct device_attribute *dummy,
-			       const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t set_temp8(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
+			 const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+	struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
 	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct lm63_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+	int nr = attr->index;
+	int reg = nr == 2 ? LM63_REG_REMOTE_TCRIT : LM63_REG_LOCAL_HIGH;
 	long val;
 	int err;
+	int temp;
 
 	err = kstrtol(buf, 10, &val);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
-	data->temp8[1] = TEMP8_TO_REG(val);
-	i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, LM63_REG_LOCAL_HIGH, data->temp8[1]);
+	if (nr == 2) {
+		if (data->remote_unsigned)
+			temp = TEMP8U_TO_REG(val - data->temp2_offset);
+		else
+			temp = TEMP8_TO_REG(val - data->temp2_offset);
+	} else {
+		temp = TEMP8_TO_REG(val);
+	}
+	data->temp8[nr] = temp;
+	i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, temp);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->update_lock);
 	return count;
 }
@@ -461,7 +475,7 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(pwm1_enable, S_IRUGO, show_pwm1_enable, NULL);
 
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp1_input, S_IRUGO, show_local_temp8, NULL, 0);
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp1_max, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_local_temp8,
-	set_local_temp8, 1);
+	set_temp8, 1);
 
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp2_input, S_IRUGO, show_temp11, NULL, 0);
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp2_min, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_temp11,
@@ -470,12 +484,8 @@ static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp2_max, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_temp11,
 	set_temp11, 2);
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp2_offset, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_temp11,
 	set_temp11, 3);
-/*
- * On LM63, temp2_crit can be set only once, which should be job
- * of the bootloader.
- */
 static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp2_crit, S_IRUGO, show_remote_temp8,
-	NULL, 2);
+	set_temp8, 2);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(temp2_crit_hyst, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO, show_temp2_crit_hyst,
 	set_temp2_crit_hyst);
 
@@ -510,7 +520,30 @@ static struct attribute *lm63_attributes[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+/*
+ * On LM63, temp2_crit can be set only once, which should be job
+ * of the bootloader.
+ * On LM64, temp2_crit can always be set.
+ * On LM96163, temp2_crit can be set if bit 1 of the configuration
+ * register is true.
+ */
+static umode_t lm63_attribute_mode(struct kobject *kobj,
+				   struct attribute *attr, int index)
+{
+	struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj);
+	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
+	struct lm63_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
+	if (attr == &sensor_dev_attr_temp2_crit.dev_attr.attr
+	    && (data->kind == lm64 ||
+		(data->kind == lm96163 && (data->config & 0x02))))
+		return attr->mode | S_IWUSR;
+
+	return attr->mode;
+}
+
 static const struct attribute_group lm63_group = {
+	.is_visible = lm63_attribute_mode,
 	.attrs = lm63_attributes,
 };