diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
index 3e65fc6d25eb..10d2df3efdfa 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c
@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ static int hwmon_attr_base(enum hwmon_sensor_types type)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static bool is_hwmon_device(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->class == &hwmon_class;
+}
+
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_I2C)
 
 /*
@@ -338,7 +343,7 @@ static int hwmon_attr_base(enum hwmon_sensor_types type)
 
 static int hwmon_match_device(struct device *dev, const void *data)
 {
-	return dev->class == &hwmon_class;
+	return is_hwmon_device(dev);
 }
 
 static ssize_t pec_show(struct device *dev, const struct device_attribute *dummy,
@@ -781,6 +786,9 @@ int hwmon_notify_event(struct device *dev, enum hwmon_sensor_types type,
 	const char *template;
 	int base;
 
+	if (WARN(!is_hwmon_device(dev), "%s is not a hardware monitoring device\n",
+		 dev_name(dev)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (type >= ARRAY_SIZE(__templates))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (attr >= __templates_size[type])