diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
index 8ed88f3..c12bdf9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/w83781d.c
@@ -251,9 +251,7 @@
 	u8 pwm2_enable;		/* Boolean */
 	u16 sens[3];		/* 782D/783S only.
 				   1 = pentium diode; 2 = 3904 diode;
-				   3000-5000 = thermistor beta.
-				   Default = 3435. 
-				   Other Betas unimplemented */
+				   4 = thermistor */
 	u8 vrm;
 };
 
@@ -721,15 +719,19 @@
 				    tmp & ~BIT_SCFG2[nr]);
 		data->sens[nr] = val;
 		break;
-	case W83781D_DEFAULT_BETA:	/* thermistor */
+	case W83781D_DEFAULT_BETA:
+		dev_warn(dev, "Sensor type %d is deprecated, please use 4 "
+			 "instead\n", W83781D_DEFAULT_BETA);
+		/* fall through */
+	case 4:		/* thermistor */
 		tmp = w83781d_read_value(data, W83781D_REG_SCFG1);
 		w83781d_write_value(data, W83781D_REG_SCFG1,
 				    tmp & ~BIT_SCFG1[nr]);
 		data->sens[nr] = val;
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_err(dev, "Invalid sensor type %ld; must be 1, 2, or %d\n",
-		       (long) val, W83781D_DEFAULT_BETA);
+		dev_err(dev, "Invalid sensor type %ld; must be 1, 2, or 4\n",
+		       (long) val);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1485,7 +1487,7 @@
 		tmp = w83781d_read_value(data, W83781D_REG_SCFG1);
 		for (i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
 			if (!(tmp & BIT_SCFG1[i - 1])) {
-				data->sens[i - 1] = W83781D_DEFAULT_BETA;
+				data->sens[i - 1] = 4;
 			} else {
 				if (w83781d_read_value
 				    (data,